In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Bona like this:
Bona, an ancient parish of NE Inverness-shire, now united to Inverness parish. The central part of it is at Bona Ferry, on Loch Dochfour, 6 miles SW of Inverness. A school-house, used for religions service, the ruins of the ancient church, and remains of a ` Roman station,'formerly identified with the Banatia Urbs of the false Richard of Cirencester, are in the vicinity of the ferry; and a rude mediæval fortress, called Castle Spiritual, and probably designed to command the passage of the Ness, stood near the site of the ` Roman station, ' and was partly removed in operations for improving the Caledonian Canal. ...
During the progress of these operations, at and near the fortress there were found some coins of Queen Elizabeth, a number of well-preserved human bones, a complete human skeleton, and a stone-encased nest of live toads.
Bona through time
Bona is now part of Highland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Highland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bona itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bona, in Highland and Inverness Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21983
Date accessed: 09th May 2024
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