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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRATH DEARN | Strath Dearn Strath Dearn Strath Dearn Strath Dearn |
C. F. MacKintosh Esqr Rev. [Reverend] H. Mckenzie Rev. [Reverend] J. Baillie, F.C. [Free Church] Manse Mr J. MacKintosh |
021 ; 022 ; 032 ; 043 ; 044 ; 056 ; 057 | This name applies to a Strip of land on each side of the River Findhorn extending from Allt an Daibidh about a mile above Coignafearn to the boundary between the Counties of Nairn and Inverness. The Strath is all of it well cultivated and contains a large number of Shooting Lodges, it is very narrow in the upper districts until we reach the Neighbourhood of Tomatin; where it increases to about threee miles in Width. At Dalmagarry one branch of it extends North Westward on both sides of the Inverness and Perth road to the boundary between the Parishes of Moy and Dalarossie and Daviot & Dunlichity, taking in Moy Hall and Loch Moy. The other branch extends Northward along the River Findhorn to the boundary between the Counties of Inverness abd Nairn. It is about sixteen miles in length, varying in width from about half a mile to three miles. It belongs to various Proprietors, and for a Highland district is thickly populated. |
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