Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANDSIDE HOUSE | Sandside House | Revd. (Reverend) J. Murray Ph. (Parish) Minister Reay Thomas Rae, Esq. Borlum Mr Gunn, Schoolmaster, Reay |
009 | A large and commanding family mansion - which bears the date of 1751 Several additions have been built to it since then by its various proprietors - and it now stands a plain square looking building of no architectural beauty. It is well sheltered by a plantation of mixed wood but the soil seems to be no wise congenial to the growth of trees for half of them are gnarled and stunted. Sandside House is the property of His Grace the Duke of Portland. |
| STONE CISTS, URNS, HUMAN REMAINS & BRONZE PINS &c FOUND HERE [Knock Stanger] | Description of (Cnoc Stranger) contd. [continued] | [Continued from page 8] Anitquary who was in the district some years ago pronounced to be an ancient grave. and said that it probably contained cists or human remains. |
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Ph. [Parish] of Reay -- County of Caithness
[Signed] George Hobson
Ordnance Survey - Caithness county, OS Name Books - Caithness county - Volume 8 - Parish of Reay, OS1/7/8
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Reay.
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.