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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COAST GUARD STATION | Coast Guard Station Coast Guard Station Coast Guard Station |
Mr Robert Topping, Chief Boatman Mr James Hardy, Penmanshiel Mr McGregor, Ph [Parish] Schoolmaster |
001.16 | [Situation] Eighteen chains N. [North] from Redheugh fifty two E S.S. [East South East] from Siccar Point and about forty E. [East] from Oak Brae. A row of six cottages two stories high, in good repair, with gardens attached, they are occupied by men in the coast guard service; there is no resident commissoned officer they are in charge of a chief Boatman; the cottages are the property of the government, |
| RED HEUGH | Red Heugh Red Heugh Red Heugh |
Mr Robert Topping Mr James Hardy Mr McGregor |
001.16 | [Situation] Fourteen chains E. [East] from Coast Guard Station, Sixteen S. [South] of little Bols and about twenty one N.E. [North East] from Redheugh Farmhouse A bold and precipitous headland of red sandstone, from which it derives its name, Heugh is a Scottish word signifying "cliff" or steep side of a hill. |
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