Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PICT'S HOUSE (Remains of) | Pictish House (Remains of) | Revd [Reverend] Mr Murray Mr George Bain Mr James Mowat |
006 | Remains of one of those ancient Pictish Houses so numerous in this county nothing worthy of note has been discovered about it. The property of James Smith Esqre |
| BROUGH | Archaeologica Scotica Vol [Volume] 5 p. [part] 1 p. [page] 184 | |||
| TROTHANMAS HILLOCK | Trothanmas Hillock | Revd [Reverend] Mr Murray Mr George Bain Mr James Mowat |
006 | A small green hillock, famous for marking the site of an ancient marKet called by that name: the Market was removed from this place a considerable time ago The property of James Smith Esqr |
| PICT'S HOUSE (Remains of) [Trothanmas Hillock] | Pictish House (Remains of) | 006 | Major Smith of Olrig Ho. [House] says that this "Pictish House" was partly opened by some of his servants some few Years ago, and that a stone cist was discovered near its summit. It was filled in with earth and stones and allowed to remain in its original position by the workmen | |
| A STONE CIST FOUND HERE [Trothenmas Hillock] | 006 | Major Smith of Olrig Ho. [House] says that this "Pictish House" was partly opened by some of is servants some few Years ago, and that a stone cist was discovered near its summit. It was filled in with earth and stones and allowed to remain in its original position by the workmen | ||
| WHITEFIELD | Whitefield | Revd [Reverend] Mr Murray Mr George Bain Mr James Mowat |
006 | Two small farm steadings: the property of J. Smith Esqr of Olrig and James Traill Esqr of Ratter |
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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.