(41) Sheet 41 - Glen Shiel & Glen Garry
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| Ordnance Survey One-Inch Popular edition of Scotland - 1921-1930 > (41) Sheet 41 - Glen Shiel & Glen Garry |
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| Description | Sheet 41 of the Ordnance Survey One-inch Popular Edition of Scotland. It was issued in 1928 at a scale of 1 inch to 1 mile (1: 63,360) from a survey done between 1926 and 1927. The first Ordnance Survey of this area was done between 1862 and 1875. At the top (north) of this sheet is the highland area of Kintail Forest, including the Five Sisters and Beinn Fhada, with the southern end of Loch Duich, and Glen Shiel running south from it. In the top left (north west) corner, Glen More runs south and east. Further east, south of the Five Sisters is Loch Cluanie, with Glen Moriston running east from it. The lower left (west) side of this sheet shows the highlands of part of Knoydart, with Loch Hourn in the north, Loch Quoich further south and east, and Loch Arkaig at the bottom of the sheet. the northern end of Loch Morar is in the bottom left corner. At the right (east) side of the sheet, are the slightly lower areas of Beinneun Forest and Glen Garry, with Loch Garry. The northern end of Loch Lochy is in the lower right corner. On the right side, the sheet stretches from Loch na Beinne Baine, in the north, to Glen Gloy and Beith Og, in the south. On the left side, the sheet stretches from Balavoulin and Scalasaig on the Glenmore River, in the north, to Sgurn Breac (2371 feet) and the north eastern end of Loch Morar, in the south. There are three sets of References, including one giving highest and lowest levels of ‘Parallel Roads’, the scale statement ‘One Inch to One Statute Mile - 1/63360’, with accompanying scale bar, and two further scale bars of 1 centimetre to 1000 yards, and 1 centimetre to 1 kilometre. Contours and fathoms are shown, with accompanying information about measurement. |
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| Description | A series of 92 sheets mapping all of Scotland. Ordnance Survey aimed to produce an attractive contoured road map that would be popular with the 'man in the street'. The ‘Popular’ edition was particularly intended for the inter-war generation's leisure hours – cycling, touring or walking through the countryside. |
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