OS1/2/63/92
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUM | Island of Rum Island of Rum |
Mr. John Matheson Tenant, Richard Waterson Manager Kinlochrum & Admiralty Chart Revd. [Reverend] J. Sinclair Manse of Eigg |
060; 061; 066; 067; 069; 070 | Applies to an Island about 8 miles in length & 7 in breadth. Situated: 4 miles N.W. [North West] of the Island of Eigg & 3 miles S.E. [South East] of the Island of Canna also about 8 miles S.W. [South West] of the South end of the Isle of Skye. The postal Communication is by Armadale in Skye. There is no post office on the Island, neither is there a licenced house of any description; there is a Stone pier at Kinlochrum where landing is practicable at high-water; there is also a Small Church attended by the presbyterian Minister of Eigg. The inhabitants of the Island are few in number, chiefly Shepherds owing to the Island being one Sheep farm; the Sea Coast is exceedingly rocky & precipitous & the inland very mountainous. Rum is the property of Captn. [Captain] F. Campbell New Club, Edinburgh & is in the Parish of Small Isles & in the County of Argyll. |
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[Page] 92Sheets 60, 61, 66 & 67, 69 & 70. Parish of Small Isles County of Argyll
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