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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENCAMPMENT (Remains of) [E of Cnoc nan Taibhsean] | Forts (Remains of) Forts (Remains of) Forts (Remains of) |
Mr McRae, Alnes ferry Mr Stewart, Alnes ferry Mr Hugh Gair, Inch |
065 | This name applies to Five small circular forts, of which lies a short distance to the East of Cnoc nan Taibhsean, the other Four are about half a mile to the West, they are composed of sods & stones and are about a yard high on the outside, and about 18 inches on the inside. The Croftars near them and the occupier of the farmsteading called Inch call them Forts but their position on the ground would not warrant them to be so called; for although there are commanding positions near them, yet, none of these objects occupy these positions which evidently shew they were not Forts. The following is copied from the Old Statistical Account Vol. [Volume] 14 page 97. "There is a greater number of Ancient encampments in this, than in any other parish in the north; from tradition and the general's tent being cirular, they are supposed to have been formed by the Danes when they invaded Scotland. It is hypothesis, that from the eminence on which these entrenchments are most numerous, there is an extensive prospect in all directions, to prevent their being surprised in their Camp; and as they are seldom found above a mile from the shore, if they should have been surprised and defeated by the natives, they could easily have retired on board the ships and landed in some other part of the country, where the inhabitants were not in force to oppose them. |
| ENCAMPMENTS (Remains of) [W of Cnoc nan Taibhsean] | Forts (Remains of) Forts (Remains of) Forts (Remains of) | Mr McRae, Alnes ferry Mr Stewart, Alnes ferry Mr Hugh Gair, Inch |
065 | This name applies to Five small circular forts, of which lies a short distance to the East of Cnoc nan Taibhsean, the other Four are about half a mile to the West, they are composed of sods & stones and are about a yard high on the outside, and about 18 inches on the inside. The Croftars near them and the occupier of the farmsteading called Inch call them Forts but their position on the ground would not warrant them to be so called; for although there are commanding positions near them, yet, none of these objects occupy these positions which evidently shew they were not Forts. The following is copied from the Old Statistical Account Vol. [Volume] 14 page 97. "There is a greater number of Ancient encampments in this, than in any other parish in the north; from tradition and the general's tent being cirular, they are supposed to have been formed by the Danes when they invaded Scotland. It is hypothesis, that from the eminence on which these entrenchments are most numerous, there is an extensive prospect in all directions, to prevent their being surprised in their Camp; and as they are seldom found above a mile from the shore, if they should have been surprised and defeated by the natives, they could easily have retired on board the ships and landed in some other part of the country, where the inhabitants were not in force to oppose them. |
| LOCH INCH | Loch Inch Loch Inch Loch Inch |
Mr Ferguson Land Steward Mr Andrew Stewart Alness Ferry Mr James Munro Alness Ferry |
065 | This name applies to a small shallow loch, which is situated at the boundary between Wester Ferryton, and Resolis, but in the latter district. It is an anglicised name. The Loch is almost entirely dried in summer time It is on the property of J.A.S. Mackenzie Esqr. Newhall House, Ross=shire. |
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