[Tagging] Colby's "Instructions for the Interior Survey of Ireland" (Was: Strange tags)

[Philip Barnes]

On Monday, 30 September 2019, Paul Allen wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Sep 2019 at 12:41, Andrew Davidson <theswavu at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > On 30/9/19 9:24 pm, Paul Allen wrote:
> > >
> > > I can't remember where I saw it, or even what I was looking for that led
> > > me there.
> >
> > It in many places but this one will do:
> >
> > https://maps.nls.uk/os/6inch/os_info3.html
> 
> 
> That wasn't the one I saw, but it did remind me that the one I saw was
> somewhere on the
> NLS site.  Close enough to make the same point, though.  Ultimately, the
> official names
> derive from going around and asking locals.
> 
Which is how we end up with River Avon, avon (afon in welsh) meaning river hence River River.

Phil (trigpoint) 

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