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Country code |
GB |
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Repository code |
234 |
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Repository |
National Records of Scotland |
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Reference |
RHP672 |
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Title |
Plan of the River Ness, Inverness-shire |
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Dates |
1774 |
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Access status |
Open |
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Access conditions |
This record has been digitally imaged and will not be produced for readers. The digital images may be seen in the NRS Search Rooms on the 'Virtual Volumes' system or on the ScotlandsPeople website http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. |
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Location |
On site (Sighthill) |
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Description |
'A Plan of the River Ness with the banks and lands adjacent from the Holm Burn on the East and Clach-na-ha-gaig Stone on the west to the junction of the sea, with the low and high water mark from the Millburn to the March at the west side of the lands of Muirtown'. By John Home, Engraved by A Bell.
[c 1:10,000] No scale. 714 x 488 mm. Hand coloured. Engraving. Linen backing.
Detailed plan of Inverness and surrounding countryside with runrig lands of Muirtown coloured. Field boundaries, enclosures, plantations, fir woods, orchards, pastures and common moor noted. Names of some owners given. Holm, King's and Kilvain mills, dam dyke , mill lead, bleachfield, tannery and clay-pits noted. Fairly detailed town plan of Inverness showing some street names, castle, bridge,ford, town cellars, glebe, burial place, brewery and gibbet. Citadel with barracks, harbour and moat shown. Bouldings west of River Ness noted include Redyard, Corf, Muirtown, Scorguy, Aultan-a-cluilig, Balneftie, upper Clachnaharry, Easter and West Bruichnain, Tenleiken, Kinmylies, Bellach Chrucht, Balla hellich, Achin-a-palnabotick, Bught and Wester Baliferie. Buildings east of river include Provost, Phineas McIntosh's house, Water-town, Haughton and Maggat. Stoll fishings and coble stations noted. Archeological remains include Clach-na-gaig Stone and Bow bridge. Two small pictures of sailing vessels. |
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Level |
File |
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Extent |
1 plan, flat |
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Related material |
CC |
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Archival history |
Commissary Court Records (CC) |
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| PL494 | Inverness and Bona, Inverness-shire, Scotland |
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