Volume contents
- 1 - Reay , page 1 (start)
- 10 - Reay , page 10
- 20 - Reay , page 20
- 30 - Reay , page 30
- 40 - Reay , page 40
- 50 - Reay , page 50
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- 100 - Reay , page 100
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- 183 - Reay , page 183 (end)
- 186 - Reay , title page
- 187 - Reay , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROUBSTER COTTAGE | Broubster Cottage | Rent roll of estate Mr Tait, Factor for Sir R.C. Sinclair Mr Scott Gunn, Clerk , Thurso |
010 | A small cottage by the side of the public road leading to Broubster and near the north end of Clais an Fearchair. The property of Sir R.C. Sinclair of Murkle |
| CLAIS AN FHEARCHAIR | Clais an Fearchair Clushna Farquhar |
William Innes - Reay Inn John McDonald, Millton Hugh McKay, Blarmore New Stat. Acct [Statistical Account] |
010 | A hollow at the foot of the Acheregan Hill - which is said to take its name from a pictish hero who was slain near it. There is nothing peculiar in its appearance - nor any standing stone in it - to confirm the tradition. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Ph [Parish] of Reay -- Co [County] of Caithness
[Note Broubster Cottage] 2nd
[Notes Clais an Fearchair] Farqahar's Hollow
[to be written] for
reference
The letter F always aspirated
after the genitive mas. [masculine] An
of the Article.
"Tradition states that, at the time when the Danes overran these northern parts,
a son of a Danish prince, named Alluva, was slain, and interred at a
place in Strathalladale, called after his name Dalalluva, and that
another Danish prince named Farquhar, was interred at Brubster,
in a place to this day demoninated Clashua Farquhar"
vide new Stat. Acct [Statistical Account]
Ordnance Survey - Caithness county, OS Name Books - Caithness county - Volume 9 - Parish of Reay, OS1/7/9
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.