Tain -- South Uist

EXPLANATORY REMARKS.
The Scale of the Parish Plans is the 1-2500th of the actual length on the ground,
and is equal to 25'344 inches to a mile, -which is very approximately equal to one
square inch to one acre, the square of 1-0018 inch being equal to one acre.
The length of each sheet is one and a-half miles, and the -width one mile, the area
of each sheet is therefore 960 acres.
Each enclosure has a reference number to the area which is given in this Book.
The Braces Q/’] on the plans are to indicate that the spaces so braced are included
under the same reference number.
The Altitudes in feet above the Mean Level of the Sea are written thus —31*4.
The Scale of the Plans of the County is 6 inches to a mile, and each sheet contains
he same area as 16 sheets of the Parish Plans. There is, therefore, a double reference
lumber to each sheet as VI. 9., the Roman Numerals referring to the County Plans,
he Arabic Figures to the Parish Plans.
The following are the characters employed on the Ordnance Plans on the Scales
if 1-2500 and 6 inches to a mile:—•
County Names
Parishes
Extra Parochial
! ROMAN
^xnxbxcal ox Sa^exm
crSzCbsccpjuinjb
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Hundreds or Wards ..
Townships
Division of Townships
W
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The descriptions of the boundaries are shown by the following initials :—
Centre of Stream
Centre of Road
iide of Stream or Drain
loot of Hedge
-/ace of Wall
Undefined
C.S.
C.R.
S.S. or S.D.
E.R.
F.JV.
Centre of Fence C.F.
Top of Cop T.C.
Centre of Wall C.W.
Defaced Def.
Track of Stream T.S.
Und.
isd V r a change occurs in the boundaries, the symbol [o—o] is used to show the
part at which the change takes place.