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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
HALTEREM'S LOUP Halterem's Loup
Halterem's Loup
Halterem's Loup
Halterem's Loup
Robert Thorburn Coldingham Shore
John Colvin Coldingham Shore
Archibald Johnstone Coldingham Shore
Andrew Wilson Merchant Coldingham
005.04 A rocky precipice on the sea shore. There is a local tradition respecting the cliff which says that a man of the name of Halterem was ploughing on the Bell hill with a yoke of oxen and that the animals became restive and leaped over the heugh with the plough.
RUTHERFORD'S BRAE Rutherford's Brae
Rutherford's Brae
Rutherford's Brae
Rutherford's Brae
Robert Thorburn
John Colvin
Archibald Johnstone
Andrew Wilson
005.04 A steep brae on the sea coast on the north side of " White Heugh".
WUDDY HEUGH Wuddy Heugh
Wuddy Heugh
Wuddy Heugh
Wuddy Heugh
Robert Thorburn
John Colvin
Archibald Johnstone
Andrew Wilson
005.04 A rough rocky precipice on the sea coast.

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Transcriber's notes

Under 'various modes of spelling' it seems that 'Wuddy Heugh' was originally written 'Wuddy's Heugh' and the 's was then rubbed out.

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