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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNOCK FYRISH | Knock Fyrish Knock Fyrish Knock Fyrish |
Revd [Reverend] Duncan Campbell, Evanton Mr A. Gow Factor, Assynt House Mr John Munro, Novar Mains |
065 | A prominent wooded hill situated about a mile and a half from the Cromarty Firth and between the villages of Alness and Evanton. "One of them (the hills in the parish) having an elevation of 1000 feet above the level of the sea, may be conjectured both from its name Fyrish ("Faire" is the gaelic word for beacon or wath [watch]), and from its proximity to the shores of the firth, to have been employed at some remote period as a station for beacon lights." Extracts from New Statistical Account. Property of the Trustees of the late Col. [Colonel] Ferguson. |
| CNOC AN EILIKNAIDH | Cnoc Eiliknaidh Cnoc Eiliknaidh Cnoc Eiliknaidh |
Revd [Reverend] Duncan Campbell, Evanton Mr John Munro Novar Mains Mr Duncan Munro, Fyrish |
065 | A small, partly wooded Knoll on the south face of Knock Fyrish above Fyrish farm; property of the Hon. [Honourable] Mrs Butler Johnstone. Meaning not Known. |
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[Page] 70Parish of Alness -- Ross-shire
Knock Fyrish [note] Altered to Cnoc by order of Director General Oct. [October] 9/80
[Signed] John McKeith
Sapper RE [Royal Engineers]
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