Kilmonivaig, Inverness Shire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Kilmonivaig. You may be able to find further references to Kilmonivaig in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Kilmanivaig Bartholomew
Kilmonivaig parish Bartholomew
Kilmonivaig a large Highland parish Groome

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Kilmonivaig.

Place Type of entry Source
Brackletter a village Groome
Brackletter village Bartholomew
Brae a district Groome
Bunroy hamlet Bartholomew
Bunroy a hamlet Groome
Glenfintaig an estate, with a mansion Groome
Glengarry a beautiful Highland glen Groome
Glengloy a deep mountain glen Groome
Glengloy House seat Bartholomew
Glenroy a narrow precipitous glen Groome
Glenspean a Lochaber glen Groome
Gulbin river Bartholomew
Gulbin or Amhainn Ghuilbinn a troutful stream Groome
Invergarry hamlet with inn Bartholomew
Invergarry an estate, with a hamlet, a ruined castle, and a modern mansion Groome
Inverlair seat Bartholomew
Inverlochy Castle a ruined feudal stronghold Groome
Inverlochy Castle ruin Bartholomew
Inveroy village Bartholomew
Inveroy a village Groome
Keppoch seat Bartholomew
Keppoch an estate, with a mansion Groome
Laggan place Bartholomew
Letterfinlay place with inn Bartholomew
Letterfinlay an inn Groome
Murlaggan a village Groome
Nevis, Bridge of a hamlet Groome
Nevis, Bridge of hamlet Bartholomew
Ossian, Loch Bartholomew
Quoich, Loch Bartholomew
Roy Bridge place with school Bartholomew
Spean a river Groome
Spean Bridge hamlet Bartholomew
Tomcharich school Bartholomew
Tomdoun place with inn Bartholomew
Treig, Loch Bartholomew
Treig, Loch a wild and beautiful lake Groome

Travel writing

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Low Bridge 1 0
Lochy 7 2
Spean Bridge 0 1
Highbridge 2 1
Achnacarry 1 2
Keppoch 0 2
Roybridge 0 2
Roy 1 2
Ben Tee 1 1
Kinlochlochy 1 1
Spean 1 2
Lochaber 17 2
Banavie 0 2
Garry 7 4
Invergarry 0 2
Inverlochy 14 2
Arkaig 1 4
Ben Nevis 2 2
Corpach 0 2
Fort William 16 3

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Kilmonivaig. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
KILMANIVAIG John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
KILMONIVAIG John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).

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