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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEVIL'S DINING ROOM | Devil's Dining Room | William Johnstone Crovie Joseph Watt Crovie F.W. Garden Campbell Esq: |
006.06 | A large natural Cavern on the Sea Coast under Fides Fort: the Main entrance faces the north: but access is obtained to it also from the South Side by a narrow passage, Called the needles eye. |
| NEEDLE'S EYE | Needle's Eye Needle's Eye Needle's Eye Needle's Eye |
William Johnstone Crovie Joseph Watt Crovie F.W. Garden Campbell Esq: New Stat [Statistical] Account Old Stat [Statistical] Account Fullerton's Gazetteer |
006.06 | A narrow, under ground passage between Cullykhan Shore, and the Devil's Dining Room. "The other is a subterranean passage through a peninsula of about 150 yards long from Sea to Sea through which a man can with difficulty creep. At the north end of this narrow passage, is a cave of about 20 feet high, 30 broad, And 150 long, containing not less than 90,000 cubic feet. The whole is Supported by immense columns of rocKs, exceedingly grand, And has a wonderful fine effect, after a person has crept through the narrow passage. This place is called the Needle's Eye." New Statistical Account |
| CASTLE POINT | Castle Point | William Johnstone Crovie Joseph Watt Crovie F.W. Garden Campbell Esq: |
006.06 | A rocky promontory, Situated on the north Side of Cullykhan Shore. |
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[Page] 130Co [County] of Banff - Ph [Parish] of Gamrie
[signed] J McDiarmid C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
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