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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK GOE | Black Goe | Mr Samuel Barnetson, Mey Mr Donald Banks, Field of Harrow Mr George Baikie, Mey. |
002 | A small break on the [foreshore] - a few chains [East] of Pearl Goe and due north of - Field of [Harrow] |
| HOW SKERRY | How Skerry | Mr Samuel Barnetson, Mey Mr Donald Banks, Field of Harrow Mr George Baikie, Mey. |
002 | A large reef of rugged rocks - almost due north of Harrow |
| BROAD EBB | Broad Ebb | Mr Samuel Barnetson, Mey Mr Donald Banks, Field of Harrow Mr George Baikie, Mey. |
002 | The continuation of the same reef - which is more rugged and uneven - |
| TROWES' GOE | Trowes' Goe | Mr Samuel Barnetson, Mey Mr Donald Banks, Field of Harrow Mr George Baikie, Mey. |
002 | A small break on the foreshore - which is said to have been A favourite haunt of the Sea Trowe - a [malignant] spirit which used to infest the coasts of Orkney - and believed in by the Orcadians |
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[Page] 38Ph [Parish] of Canisbay -- Co [County] of Caithness
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