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
- 60 - Reay , page 60
- 70 - Reay , page 70
- 80 - Reay , page 80
- 90 - Reay , page 90
- 100 - Reay , page 100
- 110 - Reay , page 110
- 120 - Reay , page 120
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- 140 - Reay , page 140
- 150 - Reay , page 150
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- 170 - Reay , page 170
- 180 - Reay , page 180
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCH CALDER | Loch Calder | Mr Kenneth McKenzie Mr George Gunn Mr William Anson |
017 | A large fresh-water Loch, about three and a half miles long, and about half a mile broad; one half of it is in this ''Parish'' and the other half is in ''Halkirk'' Parish |
| PORT-AN-EILEIN | Port an Eilein | Mr Kenneth McKenzie Mr George Gunn Mr William Anson |
016 | An extensive moorland hill; so named from a harbour, or landing place having formerly been at it's base - at the shore of ''Loch Calder'' - in connection with an Island in that Loch, where a ''Freebooter once resided; the property of James Sinclair Esqr of Forse. |
| LORG AN FHAMHAIR | Lorg an Fhamhair | Mr Kenneth McKenzie Mr George Gunn Mr William Anson |
017 | A small ''Knowe'':- the summit of ''Puirt an h, Eilean Hill.'' The name is derived from a marK in a stone thereon resembling that of a human foot: the property of James Sinclair Esqr |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 160
Co. [County] of Caithness -- Parish of Reay
[Note Port an eilein] -- Port of the Island
[Note Lorg an Fhamhair] -- Giant's Mark
[Signed] Robert Kane
Sapr R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
Transcriber's notes
Lorg an Fhamhair - drawing inserted on page, unsure whether this is meant to depict the footprint on the stone.
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.