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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCH | Inch Inch Inch Inch Inch |
Mr. Fowler Mr Temple John Crawford Rl Engrs [Royal Engineers] Map 1819 George McHaffie Esqr. |
016 | [Situation] West of White Loch and Castle Kennedy. A Small village (scarcely of sufficient extent to be called a village) in which is the Parish Church and school house the former of which was built in 1777 is a small Stone built edifice with 3 galleries and is capable of accommodating 400 persons there is a large grave yard attached - The Minister is the Revd. [Reverend] James Ferguson of Soulseat whose living is £258.12.3 the school house and school-master's house form one range & is a well constructed stone building built in 1829 the School house can accommodate 100 scholars average attendance is about 60 the master's Salary is the minimum. - In the village is one Public house and a few cottages of inferior description occupied by working people of the poorer class - The name "Inch" which in the Gaelic or Irish signifies Island took its origin (as tradition asserts) from the island in White Loch at present called "Inch Island" |
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[Page] 24Parish of Inch
Form 136
Page 33; 34 - Inch
[Note]
The Name of this village and
which is the same as that of the Parish
would seem to have derived its name from
Inis, Ybis or Inch - An Island.-
" In the Loch of Castle Kennedy. opposite
" the present Church, is an Island supposed
"to have been the site of a religious house
"prior to the reformation. This Island was
"called the Inch, and hence the name of
"the Parish"
Statistical Account 1841
page 80.-
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