OS1/17/33/141
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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SCALP NA CAORACH | Scalp na Caorach Scalp na Caorach Scalp na Caorach |
Mr. McGregor Mr. Paterson Mr. Suter |
004 | Scalp na Caorach signifies Sheep's Scalp and is applied to a shingly bank which was at no very distant period overgrown with moss frequented by Sheep hence the name |
THE CHERRY | The Cherry The Cherry The Cherry |
Mr. McGregor Mr. Suter Plan of Inverness 1774 |
004 | This name is given to that portion of the river & extending from the New Quay to opposite Cromwell's Fort; a distance of 350 yards. The word "Cherry" is a corruption of a Gaelic word which means Wherry a term given to a kind of boat which was in former times much used here. |
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