OS1/16/2/72

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  2. Ordnance Survey Name Books
  3. Inverness-shire OS Name Books, 1876-1878
  4. Inverness-shire (Skye) volume 02
  5. OS1/16/2/72
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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
BEINN BUIDHE NA CREIGE Beinn Buidhe na Creige
Beinn Buidhe na Creige		 Mr. Nicolson
Mr. A. Matheson		 037 Signifies "Hill of the yellow rock" and is applied to an ordinary sized hill situate between Fo-làn and the hollow called Tuath-is-dail.
BIOD FIONNACH Biod Fionnach Mr. Nicolson
Mr. A. Matheson		 037; 043 Is applied to a precipitous rocky face on the north coast of Loch Eynord. The name signifies "Peak of the bent grass".
BREISKOR Braigh na Sgùir
Breiskor		 Mr. Nicolson
Mr. A. Matheson		 037; 043 Appliied to a small hill situate near the coast a short distance West from Biod-Fionnach. The name signifies "Height of the precipice".

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Ph [Parish] of Bracadale -- Isle of Skye -- County of Inverness

BREISKOR - By order

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Bracadale Parish, Inverness-shire County

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Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Inverness-shire (hebrides), Sheet Xxxvii Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Inverness-shire (hebrides), Sheet Xxxvii
Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Inverness-shire (mainland), Sheet Xxxvii (inset Xxxvi) Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Inverness-shire (mainland), Sheet Xxxvii (inset Xxxvi)
Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Inverness-shire (mainland), Sheet Xliii Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Inverness-shire (mainland), Sheet Xliii
Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Inverness-shire (isle Of Skye), Sheet Xxxvii Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Inverness-shire (isle Of Skye), Sheet Xxxvii
Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Inverness-shire (isle Of Skye), Sheet Xliii Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Inverness-shire (isle Of Skye), Sheet Xliii