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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
RIVER PATTACK River Pattack
River Pattack
River Pattack
Mr Cattanach, Head Keeper Inverpattack
Mr Clark, Keeper, Loch Ericht Lodge
Revd [Reverend] Neil Dewar, Free Church Manse Kingussie
115 ; 130 ; 144 This is the only leadring, and it is the largest stream in the district, and which takes its rise in a Loch of the same name, which lies between Loch Laggan & Loch Ericht The river falls in a north eastern direction for about five miles, when it makes a sharp bend to the Westward, flowing on until it empties itself into Loch Laggan It is an anglicises gaelic name.
ALLT NAM FEARNA Allt na Fearna
Allt na Fearna
Allt na Fearna
Mr Cattanach
Mr Clark
Revd [Reverend] Neil Dewar
130 This is a small burn, about half a mile in length, which rises on the west side of the river Pattack, into which it empties itself Means burn of the Alders.
ALLT AN FHEARNA Allt an Fhearna Mr Cattanach
Mr Clark
Revd [Reverend] Neil Dewar
The above JMD

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County of Inverness Parish of Laggan

[Pencil note pertaining to the name "RIVER PATTACK" in the List of Names column]

[Pencil notes pertaining to the name "ALLT NAM FEARNA" in the List of Names column and the word "Alders" in the Descriptive Remarks column]
Plural
Allt nam Fearna
is nearer the form given
by the authorities

  Transcribers who have contributed to this page.

Art Leitch