Doirie Na Furan in Applecross

[Kiko]

Hi,

Doirie Na Furan appears as a place name in Applecross in the 1841 census. I've come across it often, but never found it in any map.

Torridon is also in Applecross and easy to find.

Was Doirie Na Furan in Torridon or in the immediate surroundings? Irrelevant as it may seem, the answer has become essential to establish if a McGregor from Torridon I have could be the same one that was living in Doirie Na Furan.

Thanks,
Francisco

[Skoosh]

Francisco, its not on my maps, the "Grove of the Spring" there's a couple of Doire place names at Sheildaig I bet it's in there! I've been in the Fuaran in Achiltibuie, a pub, have you tried Scotlandsplaces ...Skoosh.

[Kiko]

Hi Skoosh,

If it's around Shieldaig, then it is very close to Torridon... unfortunately (!), because I was hoping to discard the McGregor from Doirie that is complicating that branch of my tree.

All the best,
Francisco

[Skoosh]

Francisco, try this map,  http://wheresthepath.googlepages.com/wheresthepath.htm   type in Applecross,  go to the head of Loch Torridon and follow the river Torridon eastward, on the north side of the glen is a hill called Fuarmheallan, which roughly is pronounced fooaralan, could the land nearer the river be the place you're after, with a few trees Diore na Fuarmheallan, just a guess....Skoosh.

[Piglet01]

Hello

If your ancestor lived at a specific address on the 1841 census, a good tip is to check the addresses either side on Freecen.  As far as I'm aware the addresses are by enumorator route.  I've been able to pinpoint addresses of my ancestors like that.

http://freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl

Regards,   Steve   

[Kiko]

Hi Steeve & Skoosh,

I used Steeve's advice, and then applied it with Skoosh's map (great map by the way), and yes, I have it quite clear that Doire Na Furan must be in Upper Loch Torridon, very close to Torridon itself.

By the way, it's strange that the name Doire Na Furan dissappeared, it was full of households in 1841.

Cheers,
Francisco

[Skoosh]

Francisco, if you go north up the coast there is a Cnoc na Fuaran just south of Opinan & Port Henderson, there was a big seasonal fishery operated in Sheildaig & Horrisdale in the 19th century, the fishing stations operated in summer, drying white fish for export .....Skoosh.

[Skoosh]

Francisco, have a crack at the Applecross Heritage Society.
http://www.applecrossheritage.org.uk/contact.html

[Sho Bennett]

Hi Francisco:

Found this link on the web, discussing the very problem you're having with locating Doire Na Furan; there's a link in the discussion to an excavation of sorts done by The National Trust for Scotland. 

Regards,

Sho