Petty Parish Church

[Tantan]

Please can anyone help me identify the location of Petty, Invernessshire, where my McKenzie ancestors lived in the late 1700's. I am unable to identify Petty on any modern map, although I would expect some evidence of the site on an Ordnance Survey map.
  I have found reference to Petty Parish Church, but where is it??
Regards
David

[runner]

Hello David

I put 'Petty parish' into Google and found that it was part of Nairn until 1897 and was then included under re-drawn boundaries as part of Inverness administrative area. So its North East coast on the Moray Firth.

You learn something new every day here !! Since I have - so far - no relatives in that area I hadn't noted the parish names. I will now.

Google brings up a bizarre range of hits but add 'parish' and it normally gets a few hits

Russell

[Tantan]

Hi Russell
    Many thanks for your response. I have found quite a few references to Petty (but not the Google one), but still don't know exactly where it was/is.Shall keep searching.
Regards
David

[runner]

Hi David

I have looked or an old map of the parish and come up with nothing yet but I reckon it was about midway between Inverness and Nairn roughly centred on Dalcross. The Castle Stewart Hotel claims to be in Petty Parish, Dalcross.
There isn't a large enough village or town to use a gazetteer to find it.

There must be a map on Genuki or Rootsweb.
I'll keep looking

Russell

[Little Nell]

I've got a map here showing its location but it's just black and white.  I'm trying to scan it for you but the ....scanner is misbehaving!

Nell

[Little Nell]

OK - at last it has decided to behave.

The parish of Petty is just outside Inverness on the coast of the Moray Firth and may include the present location of the airport!

I hope this map does not appear too large.

Nell

[Tantan]

Hi Nell & Russell
    Very many thanks for all your help. The map came through well thank you Nell.
Regards
David

[RBcabal]

The village of Petty can be found at the extreme left edge of this map found at click here - Petty is southeast of Ardersier and just north of the Battleground of Culloden. If you enlarge the map and pan to the extreme left edge and up until you come to the Moray Firth, you will be able to see Petty.

Happy Hunting


Bill

[Tantan]

Hi Bill
   Very many thanks for that wonderful old map which clearly marks Petty village. I shall have to make another expedition to Scotland to see if anything still exists of the site. Many thanks to everyone for all the help & interest.
Regards
David