OS1/22/3/77
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE BAR | The Bar The Bar The Bar |
Mr Alexander Petrie, Cothill Provost Mann, Nairn Mr. D. Penny Registrar Nairn |
002 | This name is applied to a long narrow stripe of land, lying between the mouths of the rivers Findhorn and Nairn, and parallel to the mainland, but separated from it at high water. It is raised about ten feet above the high water level, and is composed chiefly of sand, thinly covered with bent grass. It extends from the river Findhorn in a westerly direction for about four miles and is parly in the county of Elgin & partly in the county of Nairn. The new Statistical Account for this parish gives the following account of it, "there are two objects worthy of notice, the one is an island or peninsula of sand, separated from the land at highwater, and called by the people in the vicinity the Bar. It is remarkable for shifting its place to the westward. Opposite to it are two sandhills, about 100 feet in perpendicular height, and gradually moving to the eastward by the action of the wind, yet retaining their form. The Bar is moved in the contrary direction by the action of the tide. It is difficult to form any theory regarding either the formation or locomotion of these objects; but the facts, as stated, are certain." It is now used as a salmon fishing station. It is on the estate of Brodie of Brodie. |
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[page] 77County of Nairn -- Auldearn Parish
[Noted under placename The Bar] (A Sandbank shifting Westwardly)
[page signed] A.B. Coddington RE [Royal Engineers] 31st. August 69
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