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Ordnance Survey - Caithness county, OS Name Books - Caithness county - Volume 2 - Parish of Canisbay, including the island of Stroma, OS1/7/2

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[Page] 172
Ph [Parish] of Canisbay -- Co [County] of Caithness

Bucholly Castle [Continued from page 171]
A FreswicK are to be seen the ruins of an old castle, called Bucholie Castle. It seems to
be of very great antiquity. Pennant in his tour says that it was inhabited by a Danish
nobleman of the name of Suenus Asteilf in the twelfth century. It is situated
on a high rocK, almost surrounded by the sea, and appears to have been a place
of Considerable strength. -- (Extract Statistical Account Ph [Parish] Canisbay)

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Ordnance Survey - Caithness county, OS Name Books - Caithness county - Volume 2 - Parish of Canisbay, including the island of Stroma, OS1/7/2

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Canisbay, including the island of Stroma.

Ordnance Survey - Caithness county

Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Caithness, which is in the north of Scotland.

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