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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOCACH HILL | Soccoch Hill Soccoch Hill Soccoch Hill |
Statistical account 1843 Page 415 Mr. John Gordon Upper Towie Mr. Charles Morrison Culfork |
070 | A large conspicuous hill so Called, supposed to be about 2,000 feet high, from the base of wh[ich] flows the Burns of Little & [Meikle] Soccoch. |
| HUMPHREY'S WELL | Humphrey's Well Humphrey's Well Humphrey's Well |
Mr. John Gordon Mr. Charles Morrison Mr. Alexander Cameron Gamekeeper (Woodside) |
070 | A good spring well, known by this name, situated on the principal road leading across these hills. The name is derived from a man called Humphrey. |
| MEIKLE SOCACH BURN | Meikle Soccoch Burn Meikle Soccoch Burn Meikle Soccoch Burn |
Mr. John Gordon Mr. Charles Morrison Mr. Alexander Cameron |
070 | A small stream so called from the adjoining hill, from which it rises and flows in a Southwest direction till its confluence with Little Soccoch Burn, and from thence it is called Soccoch Burn |
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[page] 109Parish of Towie
Note: [pencil note]: Socach Hill - As this name has been omitted by the Inverness Division people, will Captain Parsons be kind enough to have it inserted on Common Plan, at Southampton
Note: Socach, snouted, beaked. Socach. A certain extent of arable land, A point of land jutting out between two rivers (Gaelic)
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