Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELL OF REDLANDS | Well of Redlands | Mr Donald Swanson Mr George Manson Mr J. Coghill |
006 | A very old Spring Well in "MurKle," the property of Sir Robert Sinclair of Reay. |
| Site of NUNNERY [Murkle] | Nunnery (Site of) | Mr John Milne Mr John Coghill Mr William Miller "Ministers and Men in the far North" (by the Revd. [Reverend] Alexander Auld of Olrig.) Page 5 |
006 | A Nunnery of a very ancient date and extensive buildings appears to have been here. Extraxt from "Ministers and Men" &c "A nunnery or monastery, existed at a very early period at Murkle, or Myrkhole - as it was originally called. Torfeus mentions that a Queen of Norway died in it and that an earl of Caithness was buried there in 960". - The "Burn of Closters" which is mentioned in the Statistical account, is no longer to be seen, as it was drained away to the "Burn of MurKle" many years ago. |
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Co. [County] of Caithness -- Parish of Olrig
[Signed] Robert Kane
Sapr R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
Ordnance Survey - Caithness county, OS Name Books - Caithness county - Volume 7 - Parish of Olrig, OS1/7/7
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Olrig.
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.