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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG CRAIG | Long Craig Long Craig Long Craig |
Mr Malcolm Rosehearty Mr Watt Rosehearty Mr Duncan, Smith Rosehearty |
002 | A bold jagged rock situate at the north west end of Rosehearty. |
| HOLE AN DIRKIE | Hole an Dirkie Hole an Dirkie Hole an Dirkie |
Mr Malcolm Rosehearty Mr Watt Rosehearty Mr Duncan Smith |
002 | Applicable to a small creek at the east end of Long Craig. A Danish ship is said to have been wrecked here and that the crew on landing at Long Craig cultivated small patches of land about the rocks with short swords which they wore hence the name. Mr Malcolm mentions that this party (the Danes) instructed the country people to fish the art of which they were then ignorant of, and in course of time the first of the village of Rosehearty was begun. |
| HUNGRY HOY | Hungry Hoy Hungry Hoy Hungry Hoy |
Mr Malcolm Rosehearty Mr Watt Rosehearty Mr Duncan, Smith |
002 | A range of flat rocks a little to the east of Hole an Dirkie. |
| THE PEN | The Pen The Pen The Pen |
Mr Malcolm Rosehearty Mr Watt Rosehearty Mr Duncan, Smith |
002 | A very bold rock in the above range running straight from the houses on the shore to the Low water mark. |
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