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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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SHEAVIE GILLS | Sheavie Gills Sheavie Gills Sheavie Gills |
Alexander Manson, Gills. George Begg, Gills. James Shearer, Wares, |
002 | Three ravines, near each other, entering a short distance from the Shore landward, having grassy slopes, with small streams coursing down the centre. |
DEUBIE GILL | Deubie Gill Deubie Gill Deubie Gill |
Alexander Manson, Gills. George Begg, Gills. James Shearer, Wares, |
002 | A grassy Gorge similar to the above, about a 1/4 of a mile to the South, And nearly opposite Gills. is about 10 Chains in length. |
PIRLEY CRAIG | Pirley Craig Pirley Craig Pirley Craig |
Alexander Manson, Gills. George Begg, Gills. James Shearer, Wares, |
002 | Applies at present to a small breaK in the general feature of the banK. where a small stream runs down forming the high water. It is a possible fact that the name in its original application was given to the rocK near the entrance of the stream with the coast line. |
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[Page] 61Parish of Canisbay -- Co. [County] of Caithness
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