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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIG PHADRIG | Craig Phadrig Craig Phadrig Craig Phadrig Craig Phadrick Craig Phadric Craig Phadrich Craig Phadric |
C. Fraser Mackintosh Esq. Writer Mr. James Davidson, Burnfoot Cottage Mr. William Sinclair, Balnafettack Mr. James Anderson. Poor Law Inspector. Mr. Dallas, Town Clerk. New Statistical Account page 8 New Statistical Account page 13 |
011 | A wooded hill of a very pretty aspect situate within a mile and a half of Inverness and on the west of that town. The south and west sides of the hill have a bold rocky face, and on its summit still exists an ancient vitrified fort. Property of Miss Duff of Muirtown. The name is anclicized from the Gaelic meaning Peter's or Patrick's Rock ; and though properly speaking, only applicable to the rock is usually given to the whole hill. |
| VITRIFIED FORT [Craig Phadrig] | Vitrified Fort Vitrified Fort Vitrified Fort |
Mr. James Anderson Fraser Mackintosh Esq. Mr. Dallas, Town Clerk. |
011 | This is one of those very ancient vitrified forts erected - no one knows exactly when - by the aborigenes of the country. It crowns the hill of Craig Phadrig and is in a very good state of preservation. The shape is oval, the centre being a piece of table land about 70 by 30 yards, surrounded by a rampart composed of vitrified stones covered with earth. Outside of this also appear, for a short way, the traces of another rampart, about 25 to 30 yards distant, and which is also vitrified. The entrance to the fort still distinctly traceable on the north side.The fort is generally considered to have formed one of a numerous chain of beacon stations for which it was well adapted and hence, perhaps, its vitrification. Property of Miss Duff of Muirtown - |
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[page] 32County of Inverness -- Parish of Inverness and Bona
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