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Extracts from Old Statistical Account ------- Examiners replies to each of the underlines portions

Antiquities. - The names of places throughout the parish
are evidently of Gaelic origin. At the S.W. [South West] extremity of the
parish, in an extensive high but level moor, there are several
tumuli, or large conical heaps of Stones. There is not any ------- shewn
tradition as to the particular occasion of collecting them.
By the directions of the proprietor, one of them was lately laid
open, when three stone coffins were found in it ranged in a
line from east to west.
Ferries. - There are two or three ferries in this parish, ------- Written and Described
one of them is at its eastern extremity and opposite to
Fowlis, from whence it has its name. Towards the west end
of the parish on the river of Conan, and beyond where the
tide at any time flows, is the ferry of Scuddale, on the post road
from Beauly to Dingwall. Besides these ferries, there is a small
boat for foot passengers, which, at high water, plies between
Dingwall and Ferrintosh. On the tide's retiring, and when the
river is not high, there is access to Dingwall from this side of the
water by different fords. Some of these fords have a zig-zag
direction, which they retain amidst partial variations, to
which all of them are very subject, from the united force of
high tides, and frequent swellings of the river. These circum-
stances, together with the rapid flowing of the tide at particular
times, render this a hazardous passage, which proves fatal to many.

In replying to remarks on antiquities &c. in this parish ------- Vide Authorities
the Superintendent of Examiners will supply all the local -------for local information
information he can obtain and state what steps he has taken
to obtain such information.
Signed, A. B. Coddington
Lieut. R. Engrs. [Lieutenant Royal Engineers]

Extracts of from Fullarton's Gazetteer
Ferrintosh, a village and barony in the parish of Logie ------- Ferrintosh is an
and Urquhart, in Ross-shire, but politically belonging to ------- estate name and
the County of Nairn. It long possessed the exclusive privilege
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[note] district is Det. [Detached] of Nairn
County and the name
of the district should be shown.

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