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Land
Management
26/9/00
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Management and Mismanagement in Moidart Since the Seventeenth
Century. Hugh Cheape, National Museums of Scotland. Not dated.
Excellent source for much of the history of land usage in Moidart.
A. Carmichael
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AT 0002 |
Drove
roads
26/9/00
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Haldane
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AT 0003
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17th Century History Records
5/10/00
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17thC
Inverness Field Club, 1986. Article by Frances Shaw on sources
for the 17th century. pp10-23. Photocopy. In FtW library.
Seventeenth Century in the Highlands |
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AT 0004
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17th Century Highland History
5/10/00
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17thC
Inverness Field Club, 1986. Article by James Kirk . In FtW library.
Photocopy of pp24-33 and references.
Seventeenth Century in the Highlands |
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AT 0005
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17th Century Highland Education
5/10/00
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17thC
Inverness Field Club, 1986. Article by Donald Withrington . In
FtW library. Photocopy.
Seventeenth Century in the Highlands |
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AT 0006
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17th Century Highland Economy and Society
5/10/00
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17thC
Inverness Field Club, 1986. Article by Ian Donnachie . In FtW
library. Photocopy.
Seventeenth Century in the Highlands |
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AT 0009
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photocopy
6/10/00
Caledonian
Canal
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'The Caledonian Canal' AD Cameron (1972). Some facts.
FtWilliam library. 386.470
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AT 0010
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Archive Offices
11/10/00
Scottish Local History
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Chapter 3 of 'Scottish Local History', David Moody, Batsford
(London), 1986. Copy Jean Lawson.
Scottish Local History
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AT 0011
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photocopy
11/10/00
Steamers on Loch Shiel
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1898-1977
Sailing on Loch Shiel
Account of history of steamers on Loch Shiel with 8 pictures. Author Fraser G MacHaffie. Published by
Clyde River Steamer Club (Glasgow) 1977.
Clyde River Steamer Club via Jim Michie of 'Sileas' |
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AT 0012
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photocopy
2/11/00
Sunart & the
45 |
18thC Sunart and the 45
Good model for information which should be obtained for Moidart.
JE Kirby
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AT 0013
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Distilling
22/11/00
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A Maker of Illicit Stills. IA Glen
Scottish Studies 14, 67-83 (1970) |
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AT 0014
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Distilling
22/11/00
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'The Politicians, The Revenue Men and the Scots Distillers,
1780-1800.
Scottish Studies
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AT 0015
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Churches
and Religion
23/11/00 |
Moidart. From the Catholic Highlands. Vol 2.
Scottish Studies
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AT 0016
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Churches
and Religion
23/11/00
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Morar. From the Catholic Highlands. Vol 2.
Scottish Studies
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AT 0017
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Catholic
Highlands
23/11/00 |
Arisaig. From the Catholic Highlands. Vol 2.
Scottish Studies
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AT
0020
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photocopy Emigration
12/12/00
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'Scottish Settlement in Colonial Nova Scotia: A Case Study
of St. Andrew's Township', Scottish Tradition XIX , 60-79 (1994).
This journal is Canadian and the article gives an excellent account
of Highland Immigrants. There is also excellent comment and a
very useful source list for socio-economic conditions in the Highlands.
Photocopy of the whole article available.
Alan R MacNeil, Scottish Tradition |
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AT 0021
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Photocopy
12/12/00 Shielings |
'Lewis Shielings' Scottish Studies, X, 29-33 (19X). Useful
article on Lewis Shielings. Gaelic terminology, structure of huts,
pasturage, shieling life are described in some detail.
D. MacDonald, Scottish Studies. |
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AT 0022
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Photocopy
7/1/01
1961 Moidart
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1961 Moidart
Country Life November 16th 1961 , 1182-1184, carried an article
'A Land where no road runs', with photographs about Glenuig and
Smirisary. The photographs are particularly good.
Country Life
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AT 0023
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15/1/01
1906 Inverailort
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1906 Inverailort
Article about Mrs Cameron-Head Inverailort House and her West
Highland White Terriers. Pictures of the house, Mrs Cameron-Head
and terriers.
The Gentlewoman, May 1916
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AT 0024 |
Article,
23/1/01
Shielings in Moidart |
Moidart
Shielings in Moidart. Some notes.
G Barr |
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B 0002
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book
26/9/00
1950 Moidart and Morar
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1950 Moidart and Morar
Wendy Wood 'Moidart and Morar', The Moray Press, Edinburgh, 1950.
History and photographs. Unreliable in one or two places but mainly
seems to be sound. Photocopy
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B 0003
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book
26/9/00
Glenshian
and Inverailort Deer Forest |
Glenshian
and Inverailort Deer Forest Short history by
Iain Thornber with some old photographs and interpretations of
some place names. Purchase
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B 0005
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book
8/10/00
1981 Ardnamurchan |
1981 Ardnamurchan
Outline history; churches; people places and facts; origins of
some Gaelic place names. 64 pages. Map. Sketches |
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G 0001
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General Information. Whisky distillation
19/8/00
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First record of distillation 1494. Excise duty imposed 1644.
1823 Act of Parliament licensing distillation.
OS Leisure Guide 1986
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G 0002
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General Information
Housing (Rural Workers) Act
19/8/00
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1926
Act allowed crofters up to £100 if they were unable to complete
housing repairs.
Ardnamurchan - Annals of the parish |
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G 0004 |
General Information
22/9/00
Shiel
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Shiel
Recorded as Sale in 7th century. Gaelic Seile. Pre-Celtic Indo-European
name derived from hypothetical Salia. The Indo European root sal-
means 'stream, flowing water, current'. Occurs in Glen Shiel (Ross),
Hayle (England), Sella & Saja (Spain), Seille twice (France).
Spanish & French ones on record as Salia. Also Sala, Salma,
Salantia from Hungary to Norway.
Nicolaisen 'Scottish Place Names' (1976) p189
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G 0005 |
General Information
22/9/00
Roshven
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Roshven
Gaelic Rois-bheinn. Probably should be 'An Fhras-bheinn' (Pron;
rass-veing) (The Shower Mountain). The hill frequently has cloud
and showers while there is fine weather around. In correct grammatical
Gaelic usage it would have been heard most frequently in expressions
such as 'aig an Fhrois-bheinn' 'faisg air an Fhrois-bheinn' (Dative
case, fh silent). In most usage and in English the name then became
'Fhrois-bheinn. |
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G 0008
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General Information
5/10/00
Shielings
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Gaelic= ˆirigh.
Welsh=vottys. Swiss Alps =sennes. ON= sk‡li
Some dictionaries give ruighe as meaning 'shieling'. ruighe
can be masc / fem. Its more usual meaning is forearm, hill slope.
Sgithiol = shieling hut (related to sk‡li above)
Dictionary of Scottish Place Names |
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G 0009
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General Information
Droving
5/10/00
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Cattle from Rum,
Eigg, south Sleat went to Arisaig and then to FtW via Lochailort.
Droving peaked around 1835, followed by steep decline. Cattle
fetched £4 per head at Falkirk in 1794. Stances were about 10
miles apart. (Lochailort 1st stop, Glenfinnan 2nd, Fassiefern
3rd,
Drove Roads
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G 0010
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General Information
Salt meat
and fish
5/10/00
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Sea salt could not be used for salting beef and fish because
of its content of Magnesium sulphate and calcium sulphate which
impart an unpleasant flavour and make the meat hard.
Drove Roads
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G 0012 |
General Information
Samalaman Jetty & Pier Restoration
5/10/00 |
Samalaman Jetty & Pier Restoration
Map showing pier, jetty, breakwater and nearby buildings
Crown Estates |
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G 0013
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General Information. Moidart
Emigrations
8/10/00
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Sources for emigrations 1772 to 1885
John Dye
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G 0014
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General Information. Lord Howard
de Walden
8/10/00
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Died 1946. Owned Eilean Shona at one time. |
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G
0015
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General Information
Caolas
Mor, Bad an Dobhrain
8/10/00 |
Caolas
Mor, Bad an Dobhrain
Additional notes made by John Dye on the History Walk leaflet.
John Dye |
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G
0018
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General Information
Eilean
Fhionan
11/10/00 |
Eilean
Fhionan
Notes about The Green Isle prepared for field trip to the
island on 7/10/00.
John Dye |
AT 0002
article
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Drove
roads
26/9/00
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Haldane?
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G 0015
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General Information
8/10/00
Caolas Mor, Bad an
Dobhrain
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Caolas
Mor, Bad an Dobhrain
Additional notes made by John Dye on the History Walk leaflet.
John Dye
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G 0018
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General Information
Eilean
Fhionan
11/10/00
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Eilean
Fhionan
Notes about The Green Isle prepared for field trip to the island
on 7/10/00.
John Dye
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G 0019
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General Information.Sources
11/10/00
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Photocopy of the Further Reading Section of Moody.
Moody-Scottish Local History
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G 0020
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General Information
Assary
15/10/00
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Assary. Place name.
ass=eas according to M Darton. Dictionary of Place Names in Scotland.
(1994). Eric Dobby Publishers Ltd.
Moody-Scottish Local History
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G 0021
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General Information
Uligary
15/10/00
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Uligary Place name.
M Darton. Dictionary of Place Names in Scotland. (1994). Eric
Dobby Publishers Ltd. Ullapool from Norse Olaf and bolsedr. Also
ullag=oatmeal moistened with water/ milk/ whisky eaten without
cooking. ula garaidh? ulladh = ealadh= grave stone. Nicolaisen
p141 says gearraidh is a Gaelic loan from Norse and equivalent
to achadh in Lewis. Olaf's field? Moody-Scottish Local History
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G 0022
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General Information Population
15/10/00
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1838. In the Inverness districts there are 300 Church of
Scotland adherants and 2058 Catholics. There are 5 RC Chapels,
2 officiating priests (from the Bishop of Glasgow). Salary is
from fees for administering the seven sacraments.
Statistical Account of Ardnamurchan p160 |
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G 0023
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General Information Literacy. Churches. Schools.
15/10/00
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1838. 'In the parish of Aharacle, there is an assembly school
at the church, another at Kinlochmoidart. There is an assistant
at Ardnafuaran and there is an SPCK school in his district.' Church
of Scotland at Polnish described as 'a tolerable thatched house'Illiterate
Argyll-shire Inverness-shire
6-15 years old 246 416>15 years old 843 892Total 1308. Does
not square with population of 2358.
Statistical Account of Ardnamurchan p160 |
G 0024
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General Information
Inns
15/10/00
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1838. Three good inns at Strontian, Arasaig and Glenfinnan.
Four inferior inns 'at other places'. Described as being 'necessary
evils'.
Statistical Account of Ardnamurchan p160 |
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G 0025
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General Information.
Telford Survey
15/10/00
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1803. Thomas Telford 'Survey and Report of the Coasts and Central Highlands of
Scotland, 1803'
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G 0026
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General Information
Arisaig Church
17/10/00
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1874. Arisaig Church
Church built in 1874. The clock commemorates Alasdair MacMhaistir
Alasdair.
Arisaig web site
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G 0027
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General Information
Parish
of Moidart and Arisaig
15/10/00
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Parish
of Moidart and Arisaig
Volume XVI p340. Moidart and Arisaig formed from Ardnamurchan
in 1895. Agates found on the shores of Loch nan Uamh. Glenuig
church built 1861, Mingarry church built 1862. Glenuig road began
in 1964. Due to cost £0.8 million.
Third Statistical Account
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G 0028
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General Information Population
of Lochaber
18/10/00
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1921 total =11,400; urban = 1,900. Change from 1801 to 1921
= -41.3% 1971 total =17.600; urban = 8,000. Change from 1921 to 1971
=+54%
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G 0029
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General Information
Taynuilt
furnace
18/10/00
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Taynuilt furnace
Survived until 1866.
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G 0030
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General Information
Davoch
23/11/00
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1 davoch represents the grazing for about 320 cows. Has a cluster of touns.20
pennylands = 1 davoch approxi.e. 1 pennyland is the grazing for
about 16 cows, 1 farthingland 4 cows. In NE Sc 1 davoch was 4
ploughgates (each 104 acres). 1 toun = 24 husbandlands, each about
12.9 acres
Medieval Scotland
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G 0031
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Maps
William Roy
30/11/00
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1747-55. Data taken from slides K111313, 314, 316, 317,
554. Shows location of habitations. Names difficult to read. Hill
positions are very nominal.
Highland Council Archives, Bob Steward. |
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G 0033
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Place name
Irine
2/12/00
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Irine. Name given by Mr J Gracie, Roshven manager to Hugh Blackburn.
Many names in Moidart given on the advice of Rev William MacIntosh,
Arisaig.
Ordnance Survey Name Books
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G 0034
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Place name
Glenuig
School.
2/12/00
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Glenuig
School. 'Glenuig School is situated at the Northern
extremity of Glen Uig and is supported by Mrs H. Blackburn, Roshven
and the SPCK. Number of scholars 26.' From 1856 name books.
Ordnance Survey Name Books
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G 0035
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Place name
Forsay
2/12/00
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Forsay. 'This name applied to a piece of pasture land on which
at one time several tenements stood but these after the rebellion
of 1745 were razed to the ground for the part the inhabitants
took in the said rebellion. The property of Hugh Blackburn, esq,
Roshven.'
Ordnance Survey Name Books
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