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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPLECROSS BAY | Applecross Bay Applecross Bay Applecross Bay |
Revd. [Reverend] Kenneth Macdonald F.C [Free Church]Manse Applecross Mr Duncan Macnair Applecross Mr Donald Bain Manager Applecross |
102 | Applies to a Bay situated along the coast of the Inner Sound adjacent to the village of Applecross. Good anchorage is found just outside the Bay but inside it is very shallow, the foreshore being very flat |
| APPLE CROSS | Apple Cross Apple Cross Apple Cross |
Revd. [Reverend] Kenneth Macdonald F.C [Free Church]Manse Applecross Mr Duncan Macnair Applecross Mr Donald Bain Manager Applecross |
102 | Applies to 4 forest trees situated on the margin of a wood about ¾ of a mile N.E. [North East] of the village of Applecross. They are planted in this form, [sketch] and where the cross appears, there was at one time an apple tree, now removed , the fruit of which bore the mark of a cross, and it is generally believed that from this peculiar mark and also from these trees being planted in the shape of a cross, the parish derived its present name. Formerly it was called Comraich. No further information of an authentic nature could be obtained. On the property of the Right Hon. [Honourable] Lord Middleton |
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[Page] 38County of Ross -- Parish of Applecross
Apple Cross [small drawing/sketch shown in Descriptive remarks]
[page signed] William S. Murray
2nd Corp. [Corporal] R.E. [Royal Engineers]
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