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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
BURN OF RUTHVEN Burn of Ruthven
Burn of Ruthven
Burn of Ruthven
Duncan Macpherson Esq Kingussie
Mr A. Campbell Kingussie
Mr John Macpherson Killihuntly
102 A small mountain Stream rising in the hills about 2 Miles South of Ruthven Castle, and flowing Northwards about 2 Miles and ½, falls into the river Spey near the Manse of Kingussie.
GRAVE YARD (Disused) Old Grave Yard
Old Grave Yard
Old Grave Yard
Duncan Macpherson, Esq
Mr A. Campbell
Mr John Macpherson
102 A small piece of rough pasture ground situated about 50 yards south of Ruthven Castle where tradition points to as being the place where dead of the garrison were buried.
COILLE NA CNAPAICHE Coille nan Cnapaiche
Collie nan Cnapaiche
Collie nan Cnapaiche
Duncan Macpherson Esq
Mr A. Campbell
Mr John Macpherson
Applies to a natural Copsewood of no great extent situated About a quarter of a mile West of Braeruthven; property of Sir G. Macpherson Grant of Invereshie. Meaning Hill Wood

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Parish of Kingussie --County of Inverness

Notes
Cnapaiche is an adjective andnot a noun
Coillnan Cnapach Wood of the Youngsters
Coille a' Chnapaich (of singular)
See Lag na Cnapaiche page 92 This remark will apply also

Hill Wood
Name to be here given Wood of the Youngsters

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