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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MATHESON'S STONE | Matheson's Stone Matheson's Stone Matheson's Stone |
Rev [Reverend John Gibson Mr. George Williamson Mr McBrien |
090 | This name applies to a Standing Stone about 8 feet high 12 inches wide and 8 inches thick their is a deers head and Star cut on it also several names written on it which cannot be deciphered it was carried from Bay Quarry to where it Stands by a man named Matheson Laird at the time of a part of the surrounding district it was erected in 1755 in memory of the event as it was considered a great feat on account of the Stones weight It stands on the northern bank of Munlochy Bay on a small hill named Chapelhead property of James Fletcher Esqr. |
| MUNLOCHY BAY | Munlochy Bay Munlochy Bay Munlochy Bay Munlochy Bay |
Rev [Reverend John Gibson Avoch New Statistical Account Mr. George Williamson Schoolmaster Avoch Mr. McBrien McKenzies Foundation School Teacher Avoch |
089; 090 | This name applies to an arm of the Moray Firth running inland about 2½ miles in a nor West direction till within a short distance of Munlochy village the water recedes out of the Bay at low water leaving a small Channel in the centre of the Bay for about ¾ of a mile its bed is deep mud and small patches of Sand the part of the Bay is above Avoch parish is he property of James Fletcher Esqr. |
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[Page] 64County of Inverness -- Parish of Avoch
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