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Inverness-shire (now in Highland Region): Ardersier. 'A Plan of the Point of Arderseer...
Catalogue reference: MPH 1/589
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This record is about the Inverness-shire (now in Highland Region): Ardersier. 'A Plan of the Point of Arderseer... dating from in or after 1749 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MPH 1/589
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Date (When the record was created)
- in or after 1749
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Description (What the record is about)
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Inverness-shire (now in Highland Region): Ardersier. 'A Plan of the Point of Arderseer and Two Miles of Ground round it With the Number of Acres Contained therein Expressing the different Soils and Persons Possession'. A table sets out landowners' names; acreage of arable, sandy heath, grass and barren lands. Scale: 1 inch to 500 feet. Compass indicator. The portfolio contains eight versions (one damaged) of this map, all in different hands; it is not clear which, if any, is the original from which others were copied. An endorsement on each sheet indicates that the original map was drawn by William Skinner in 1749.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- WO 78/1896
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Dimensions (The size of the record)
- 74.2 cm x 78.7 cm
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
- 1:6000
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: I. British Isles, c.1410-1860 (London, 1967), entry 4057
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4562396/
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Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to flat storage from various series...
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Inverness-shire (now in Highland Region): Ardersier. 'A Plan of the Point of Arderseer...
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