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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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THE SHARPER | The Sharper The Sharper The Sharper |
Mr George Robertson. Mr George Phillips. Mr Sim. |
039 | A large half tide rock, situated a little south of the Portie Shore. |
BRUNT HEUGH | Brunt Heugh Brunt Heugh Brunt Heugh |
Mr George Robertson. Mr George Phillips. Mr Sim. |
039 | This name is applied to a kind of Haven, which is full of rocks & boulders. |
SKITE HOLE | The Skite Hole The Skite Hole The Skite Hole |
Mr George Robertson. Mr George Phillips. Mr Sim. |
039 | This name is applied to a split in a large piece of rock, which is attached to the cliff, in which, in stormy weather, the sea squirts up through this break with great force, hence the name. |
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[Note beside 'Brunt Heugh'] -
Brunt. Keen: Eager. Burnt. Burned or burnt. Illegally touched; A term used in Curling, and various games.
Heugh. Hewch. Huwe. Hwe; Hew. A Crag; A ragged steep, A steep hill or bank. A glen with steep overhanging braes or sides. The shaft of a coal pit. A hollow in a quarry (Jamieson)
[Note beside 'Skite Hole'] -
Skite. The dung of a fowl. The act of squirting, or throwing saliva forcibly through the teeth. A squirt or syringe. A smart and sudden blow, so as to make what strikes rebound in a slanting direction from that which is struck. A trick; as, He's played me an ill skite.
Skyte. A nasty person. A meagre person; one who has the appearance of starvation. A strange looking ugly person.
Skite of rain. A flying shower. Skite. The act of slipping or sliding in walking. (Jamieson)
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