OS1/17/21/124
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALEDONIAN CANAL | Caledonian Canal Caledonian Canal Caledonian Canal |
Mr McBean, lock keeper. Mr McLeod Rev. [Reverend] J. McDonald |
068 ; 083 | This canal was commenced in 1803 and opened in 1822 for passenger steamers, and ships of small tonage [tonnage]. It was projected by, and is owned by a company and the cost of making is said to have cost upward of a million sterling. From its extreme northern to its southern end is 62 miles. |
| LOCH NESS | Loch Ness Loch Ness Loch Ness |
Rev. [Reverend] J. McDonald Rev. [Reverend] J. McCall Mr McLeod |
041 ; 053 ; 054 ; 068 ; 069 | This is the largest freshwater loch in Scotland, being about 27 miles long, and averaging nearly a mile in with [width], and extending from Fortaugustus to Lochend. It is said to be nearly 200 fathoms deep in some parts, and very deep throughout, and has never been known to have been frozen over. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 124County of Inverness -- 6 inch sheet 68 --Ph [Parish] of Boleskine & Abertarff
Caledonian Canal - A fuller description of this name will be found in the Name Book of the ph. [parish] of Inverness and Bona
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
dafadowndilly
Location information for this page.
Linked mapsheets.
