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P671: Papers deposited by Morris Pottinger RECORDS’ IDENTITY STATEMENT Reference number: P671 Alternative reference number: P734, P758 Title: Papers deposited by Morris Pottinger Dates of creation: 1672-2008 Level of description: Fonds Extent: Format: Paper RECORDS’ CONTEXT Name of creators: Administrative history: Material including originals and copies of documents, as well as transcripts and research carried out by Morris Pottinger. Custodial history: RECORDS’ CONTENT Description: Appraisal: Acc. 805, Acc. 882, Acc. 921, Acc. 935, Acc. 941, Acc. 985, Acc. 1019, Acc. 1201 (formerly Acc. 2001) Accruals: RECORDS’ CONDITION OF ACCESS AND USE Access: Open Closed until: Access conditions: Standard conditions apply Copying: Copying permitted within standard Copyright Act parameters Finding aids: Available in Archive searchroom ALLIED MATERIALS Related material: Nucleus: The Nuclear and Caithness Archive 1 Publication: Notes: Date of catalogue: September 2012 Ref. Description Dates 671/1 Maps P671/1/1/1 The First Lords Proprietors’ Map of Carolina: 1672 Reproduction from original 1967 (Lewis & Clark Explorer Maps Ltd) [1 sheet] P671/1/1/2 Blaeu 1640 (Carolina Coast) Limited Edition 1640 Reprinted from original 1968. (Lewis & Clark Explorer Maps Ltd) [1 sheet] P671/1/2 Copy Plan of Old Wick, Scottish Record Office Mar 1802 copyright (Ref. RHP 42240/1) [1 sheet] P671/1/3 Plan of the Old Town of Thurso, Scottish Record 1833 Office copyright (Ref. RHP 3908) [1 sheet] P671/1/4/1 Plan of Caithness-Shire (North): Scottish Record 1822 Office copyright (Ref. RHP 11781/1) [1 sheet] P671/1/4/2 Plan of Caithness-Sire (South): Scottish Record 1822 Office copyright (Ref. RHP 11781/2) [1 sheet] P671/1/5 Copy Plan General Roy’s Maps: Noss Head to 1747 Gills Bay Sheet 38.2 [1 sheet] P671/1/6 Copy Plan General Roy’s Maps: Baligill Head to 1747 Holbourn Head Sheet 37.3 [1 sheet] P671/1/7 Copy Plan General Roy’s Maps: Clyth Ness to 1747 Noss Head Sheet 38.1 [1 sheet] P671/1/8 Copy Plan General Roy’s Maps: Trantlebeg to 1747 Tormsdale Sheet 37.2 [1 sheet] P671/1/9/1 Copy Plan of the Estate of Forss (West) Scottish 1800 Record Office copyright (RHP1223) [1 sheet] P671/1/9/2 Copy Plan of the Estate of Forss (East) Scottish 1800 Record Office copyright (RHP 1223) [1 sheet] Nucleus: The Nuclear and Caithness Archive 2 P671/1/10 Copy OS Map Reay – Lower Dounreay to Mains of 1876 Brims [1 sheet] P671/1/11 Plan of the Grounds of Quarterness, Parish of St. 1832 Ola, Burgh of Kirkwall, Orkney [11 sheets] P671/1/12 Copy OS Map (sheet in part) of Thurso, Scottish 1873 Record Office copyright (Ref. RHP 6363) [1 sheet] P671/1/13 Section of OS Map Thurso & surrounding area [2 1877 sheets] P671/1/14/1 Part of Plan of a Geometricill (sic) Survey Thurso 1789 Bay by John Henderson, Scottish Record Office copyright (Ref. RHP 8720/1) [2 sheets] P671/1/14/2 Part of Plan of a Geometricill (sic) Survey Thurso 1789 Bay by John Henderson, Scottish Record Office copyright (Ref. RHP 8720/2) [2 sheets] P671/1/15/1 OS Map Caithness Sheet IV.14 first series [1 1872 sheet] P671/1/15/2 OS Map Caithness Sheet IV.14 second series [1 1906 sheet] P671/1/15/3 OS Map Caithness Sheet IV.10 first series [1 1872 sheet] P671/1/15/4 OS Map Caithness Sheet IV10 second series [1 1906 sheet] P671/1/15/5 Buldoo Farm: UKAEA Drawing of levels with letter n.d. from Arch Henderson [1 sheet] P671/1/16 Copy OS Map (patched together) Island of Stroma c.1900 [1 sheet] P671/1/17 Copy Feu Map of Thurso showing names of 1833 feuars, Scottish Record Office copyright (Ref. RHP3908) [1 sheet] P671/1/18 Map of Pentland Firth showing Soundings & Tidal n.d. Information [1 sheet] P671/1/19 La Nouvelle France: Reproduction Historic Urban 1719 Plans Florida, Louisiana, St. Lawrence, Mississippi, New York, etc. [1 sheet] P671/1/20 Sections of OS Maps – Caithness & Sutherland c.1900 CO Constituency for Strathmore area [8 sheets] Nucleus: The Nuclear and Caithness Archive 3 P671/1/21 Building Plan – Proposed extension to Isauld Farm n.d. Steading Caithness [1 sheet] P671/1/22 Plan of Lands of Forss, Scottish Record Office 1843 copyright (Ref. RHP5289) [2 sheets] P671/1/23 OS Plan of Reay, Thurso & Halkirk Parishes [1 1872 sheet] P671/1/24/1 Plan of the Island of Stroma, Scottish Record 1811 Office copyright (Ref. RHP6077) P671/1/24/2 Copy Plan of Stroma – reproduced from a map n.d. drawn by W.J. Sinclair P671/1/25 OS Map Caithness Sheet X.4 Lythmore Strath, 1906 Strath Baillie [1 sheet] P671/1/26 Plan of two lines of road from Drumhollistan to 1809 Thurso (Lythmore), Scottish Record Office copyright (RHP 1663 & 2793) [2 sheets] P671/1/27 Copy Plan of the intended line of road from The 1797 Kirk of Farr to the Town of Thurso: Scottish Record Office copyright (Ref. RHP 11609/1/1) [1 sheet] P671/1/28 Copy Plan of Lands of Downreay at “Reay n.d. Common”, Scottish Record Office copyright (Ref. RHP2728) [1 sheet] P671/1/29A Virginia Maryland & Delaware (Carte de la Virginie 1755 et du Maryland) [1 sheet] P671/1/29 OS Maps Caithness Sheets XX111,XX111.4, 1906/7 XX111.7, XX111.3 Achavrole & Dunn etc Watten [4 sheets] P671/1/30 OS Map Caithness Sheet X.8 Baillie Hill & 1872 Bardnaheigh [1 sheet] P671/1/31 Building Plans Proposed Farm Steading at 1977 Bardnaheigh, Westfield, for M. Pottinger [5 sheets] P671/1/32 Copy Plan “The Contents of the Estate of n.d. Castlehill” (appears to be part only of Plan) Scottish Record Office copyright (Ref. RHP1220) [1 sheet] P671/1/33/1 Copy map, The Shires of Caithness & Sutherland n.d. [1 sheet] P671/1/33/2-3 Copy map, Gen. Roy’s Map Ben Alshy [1 sheet] n.d. Nucleus: The Nuclear and Caithness Archive 4 P671/1/33/4 Copy map, Gen. Roy’s Map, Loch More [1 sheet] n.d. P671/1/33/5 Copy map, Gen. Roy’s Map, Ben Alshy [1 sheet] n.d. P671/1/33/6 Copy map, Scotiaeta BVLA [1 sheet] n.d. P671/1/33/7-8 Copy map, Wick [2 sheets] n.d. P671/1/33/9 Copy map, Caithness-shire Ordnance Gazeteer of 1882 Scotland [1 sheet] P671/1/33/10- Copy map, Caithnesia (Timothes Pont) [1 sheet] n.d. 11 P671/1/33/12 Copy map, part of Caithness [1 sheet] n.d. P671/1/34/1-5 Mains of Shebster & Bardnaheigh, 4 Sections of 1800-1807 Maps – Scottish Record Office copyright (Ref. RHP 2787, 1223, 2787, 1226) [5 sheets] P671/35/1-5 Miscellaneous copies of Plans/Maps: 1, 3 & 4 - Bay of Sandside Reay; 2 - Castlehill Harbour [5 sheets] P671/1/36/1 Copy of plan/map: Road from Wick to Thurso [1 n.d. sheet] P671/1/36/2 Copy of plan/map: Moray Firth: Timothes Pont [1 n.d. sheet] P671/1/36/3 Copy of plan/map: Part Cathenesia [1 sheet] n.d. P671/1/36/4 Copy of plan/map: Scotiaeta BVLA [1 sheet] n.d. P671/1/36/5-6 Copy of plan/map: Thurso [1 sheet] n.d. P671/1/37/1-3 Copies of part of OS map, Dounreay–Reay [3 c.1900 sheets] P671/1/37/4 Copy of part of OS map, Isauld [1 sheet] c.1900 P671/1/38 Copy Plan of Dun, Watten, Scottish Record Office 1756 copyright (Ref. RHP2177) P671/1/39 Scapa Flow & Approaches Admiralty Survey to 1909 1909 [1 sheet] P671/1/40/1-6 Sections of Map of Lynegar, Watten, possibly 1842 1842 or earlier, Scottish Record Office copyright (Ref. RHP 3910/1, RHP3910/2), copy of clause from deed July 1842 and note by Morris Pottinger P671/1/41 OS Map Castletown Caithness Sheet VI.10 [1 1906 Nucleus: The Nuclear and Caithness Archive 5 sheet] P671/1/42 Copy Plan, Road from Bridge of Thurso to Bridge 1805 of Halkirk, Scottish Record Office copyright (Ref. RHP 11692/1&2) [1 sheet] P671/1/43/1-4 Plans of buildings & layout of Lower Dounreay [4 1859 sheets] P671/1/44/1 Copy Plan, The Estate of Stemster, Bower [1 1847 sheet] P671/1/44/2-5 Copy Plan (4 sections) The Lands of Brims, 1769 Scottish Record Office copyright (Ref. RHP 1219) [4 sheets] P671/45/1-2 Copy Plan of the Estate of Shebster, Scottish 1806 Record Office copyright (Ref. RHP 1226) [2 sheets] P671/1/45/3-4 Copy Plan of Division of Reay Common, Scottish 1844 Record Office copyright (Ref. RHP 2786) [2 sheets] P671/1/46/1-2 Photographic copies, plan of Tansfield & Castlehill n.d. Castletown, Scottish Record Office copyright (Ref. RHP1220), and pages of handwritten notes [1 bundle] P671/1/47 Plan of alterations to Isauld Farm Reay [1 sheet] n.d. P671/1/48 Sketch Plan of Baillie Hill [1 sheet] n.d. P671/1/49/1-2 Map of Occupants – Tait from 1742, Halkirk to 1742 Lyth and Isauld to Lyth [2 sheets] P671/1/50/1 Copy plan of the Mains of Castlehill, Scottish 1772 Record Office copyright (Ref. RHP1221) [1 sheet] P671/1/50/2 Plan of the Estate of Castlehill, Scottish Record 1772 Office copyright (Ref. RH1220) [1 sheet] P671/1/50/3 Plan of the Estate of Castlehill, (Whitefield Durran 1772 etc.) Scottish Record Office copyright (Ref. RH1220) [1 sheet] P671/1/50/4 Plan of the Links of Tain, Scottish Record Office 1772 copyright (Ref.
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