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Continued entries/extra info

[Page] 44.......................................................................................................................... -- Examiners replies to each of the underlined portions
Names taken from Fullarton's Gazetteer
Croy A parish in the counties of Nairn & Inverness
River Nairn...................................................................................................................... -- Shown
Kilravock A mansion House........................................................................................ -- Shown
Holme A mansion House............................................................................................ -- Holm, Shown
Cantray A mansion House......................................................................................... -- Shown
Culloden Moor sometimes call Drummossie moor................................................ -- Written Culloden Muir. Forms but a part of Drummosie Muir
Loch of the Clans
The battle (of Culloden) was fought on a ridge of the........................................... -- Shown
moor where its general surface begins to incline towards
the river Nairn. A new carriage road has recently been...................................... -- Shown
made through it, which touches the principal line of
graves at their northern extremity. These graves consist.................................... -- Shown
of two or three grass covered mounds, rising slightly above the
adjoining heath, at the distance of 200 or 300 yards from
a small patch of Corn land and a cluster of Cottages,
between which and them a marshy hollow also intervenes.
Before reaching them, the castle of Dalcross, which had.................................. -- Shown
been seen raising its square massive form a little to the
left of a wood which terminates the moor on the east,
disappears from the view, and shortly afterwards,
in the very opposite direction, the pine clad conoidal
summit of Dun Daviot comes in sight, closing in the.......................................... -- Shown
vista on the south West
Holme A mansion House

In replying to remarks on Antiquities etc. in the
parish; the Superintendent of Examiners will supply
all the local information he can obtain and state,
what steps he has taken to obtain such information.
signed
F. E. Pratt
Captn. [Captain] R. R. [Royal Engineers]
Copied by Patr. [Patrick] Lynch
C. A. [Civilian Assistant]

[note from right hand side of page]
The information supplied in the name Book of the parish respecting Antiquities
etc was obtained of the Ministers of
the parish, the schoolmaster
and Mr. Stables, Cawdor
Castle.
J. Clegg Lce [Lance] Corporal RE [Royal Engineers]
Capt. [Captain] Bolland RE [Royal Engineers]

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