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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PICT'S HOUSE (Remains of) | Pictish House (Remains of) | Mr Samuel Campbell Achscrabster Mr James Henderson Achscrabster Mr Robert McDonald |
011 | A small Hillock: the remains of a Picts House: the property of James Sinclair Esqr of Forss. |
| LEURARY | Lieurary (District) Leurery Leurary Leurary |
Mr Samuel Campbell Achscrabster Mr James Henderson Achscrabster Mr Robert McDonald Johnstone's Co [County] Map New Statist Acct [Statistical Account] J. Sinclair Esqr Proprietor Forss. House |
011 | A large - principally cultivated - district the property of James Sinclair Esqr of Forss. |
| THE SHEAN | The Shean | Mr Samuel Campbell Achscrabster Mr James Henderson Achscrabster Mr Robert McDonald |
011 | A small, green hillock: the property of James Sinclair Esqr of Forss. This is an artificial mound, the origin of which is not known; unless it [is] the ashes and refuse of [bones] many of which are said to have been burned on that mound, there is no appearance of large stones, such as are generally seen about Pictish houses, nor does the people about where it is, believe it is anything of that kind, the highest part is only about 2 feet high [initialled] [GR] |
Continued entries/extra info
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Co. [County] of Caithness -- Parish of Halkirk
[Note The Shean] -- (a fairy Hillock)
[signed] Robert Kane
Sapr R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
Transcriber's notes
Words lost in fold of page.
Ordnance Survey - Caithness county, OS Name Books - Caithness county - Volume 4 - Parishes of Halkirk and Thurso, OS1/7/4
This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Halkirk and Thurso.
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.