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nosasblog · 5 years ago
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Petty Industry: The Evidence for Industry in a Highland Parish
Petty Industry: The Evidence for Industry in a Highland Parish
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by Marion Ruscoe (NOSAS)
Petty is situated on the east side of the Moray Firth and is bounded by the parishes of Ardersier, Croy and Inverness, although the boundary has changed on occasions.  It’s around 8 miles by 4 miles in size but originally was cut in two by the Moss of Petty, which was drained in the late C18.  The Old Statistical Account (1792) notes that ‘there are no towns, no villages,…
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