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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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LONG BAY | Long Bay Long Bay Long Bay |
Chart R. Hunter Esq Mr Motion |
228 | A small Bay at the north end of the Little Cumbrae. |
HAWK CRAIG | Hawk Craig Hawk Craig Hawk Craig Hauk Craig |
R. Hunter Esq Mr Motion Mr McKell Chart |
228 | A low Craig on the shore at Long Bay: the top of all the rocks resembles a Hawk, when seen at a certain angle. |
THE BOURTREES | The Bourtrees The Bourtrees The Bourtrees The Bourtrees |
R. Hunter Esq Mr Motion Mr McKell Mr Oliver |
228 | An almost impassable part of the coast being a steep precipice sloping down from a cliff to the waters edge, where it is interspersed with huge blocks of rock and Bourtree or Elder bushes, from which it takes its name. |
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[Page] 7[signed] J.B
Boortree, the shrub elder. Glossary to Burns's Poems
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Map situation numbers have been corrected during 19th Century.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Nellie- Moderator, Missus SW
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