The Invergordon Archive

It is amazing the number of parks on this map. I have always wondered why Black Park was so named. This old map shows me parks galore. I believe that these were parcels of land set aside for hunting purposes by the landowner of those days. Perhaps Invergordon was a hunting area for the aristocrats?
I wonder what the numbers mean, there must be a legend to indicate what they refer to?

Park = Scots for field?

I'm interested in why a lot of the names are in modern English as far back as the mid 18th century. I don't know how widely spoken Gàidhlig was around the Invergordon area but Alanais, Àrd Ros, Ault Sallan Road, they all come from the gàidhlig. Achadh is Scots Gaelic for field. Any ideas?

On this map there is ‘Rofs Keen 2’ in the upper left hand corner. Is this land owned by the Rosskeen church or Rosskeen farm as the church is closer to the Cromarty Firth near ‘Kirktown’? Or is this the Achnagarron area now and the placement of the free church of Rosskeen. Very confusing as all old maps are.
Thanks for any help.

I am wondering when the Royal Navy first used Invergordon as a base?

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