OS1/28/16/54

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  2. Ordnance Survey Name Books
  3. Ross and Cromarty OS Name Books, 1848-1876
  4. Ross and Cromarty Mainland, volume 16
  5. OS1/28/16/54
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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
NIGG BAY Nigg Bay
Nigg Bay
Nigg Bay		 Black's Map
Mr. James, Ground Officer, Tarbet House
Revd [Reverend] D. Stuart, Kilmuir Manse		 055 ; 066 ; 067 Is of considerable extent and is situated in the Cromarty Firth and directly north of Cromarty Bay. At the recess of the tides the banks called Nigg Sands are visible. These banks composed of mud and sand and separated from one another by channels lying northward, and extending to within a short distance of the shore, occupy very nearly the whole extent of the bay.

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Ph. [Parish] of Kilmuir Easter -- Ross-shire

Nigg Bay [note] Written on 66.4

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Bizzy- Moderator, Val Jay

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Kilmuir Easter Parish, Ross And Cromarty County

  Linked mapsheets.

Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Ross-shire & Cromartyshire (mainland), Sheet Lv Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Ross-shire & Cromartyshire (mainland), Sheet Lv
Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Ross-shire & Cromartyshire (mainland), Sheet Lxvi Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Ross-shire & Cromartyshire (mainland), Sheet Lxvi
Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Ross-shire & Cromartyshire (mainland), Sheet Lxvii (with Inset Of Sheet Lxxix) Ordnance Survey Six-inch To The Mile, Ross-shire & Cromartyshire (mainland), Sheet Lxvii (with Inset Of Sheet Lxxix)