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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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FYRISH | Fyrish Fyrish Fyrish |
Mr Andrew Gow. Factor Assynt House Rent Book Mr Walker Tenant |
065 | A substantial farmhouse with offices attached. This was originally a mansion house erected in 1672. The original walls form the present building. Property of the Trustees of the late Col. [Colonel] Ferguson. |
TOBAR NA DÌGE | Tobar na Dìge Tobar na Dìge Tobar na Dìge |
Revd [Reverend] Duncan Campbell, Evanton Mr Walker, Fyrish Mr Duncan Munro Fyrish |
065 | A small spring near Fyrish which supplies the house with water. Meaning "Spring of the Fence." |
TWO STONE CISTS FOUND HERE. ONE CONTAINED HUMAN REMAINS & AN URN [Fyrish] | Two Stone Custs found here, One Contained Human Remains & An Urn | Mr Walker, Farmer, Fyrish Mr Duncan Munro, Fyrish Mr John Munro, Novar Mains |
065 | When trenching ground just in front of Fyrish farmhouse, Mr Walker, the farmer, came upon two stone Cists. In one, a complete skeleton, and urn, and a small stone ornament, were found. The SKull, urn, and stone, were sent to the Museum at Edinburgh. The other Cist - the one towards the east - was empty. |
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[Page] 71Parish of Alness -- Ross-shire
[Signed] John McKeith
Sapper R.E. [Royal Engineers]
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