OS1/7/2/95
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GLUPE | Glupe Glupe Glupe |
Issac Dunnet Duncansby [Duncansbay] John Houghston. Duncansbay Alexander Manson. Duncansbay |
003 | A broad double creeK, entering to the land a few chains, Shewing a rocKy fore Shore at Ebb tide, Is about halfway betwixt the Bay of SannicK and Duncansbay Hd [Head] |
| LONG GOE | Long Goe | Issac Dunnet Duncansby [Duncansbay] John Houghston. Duncansbay Alexander Manson. Duncansbay |
003 | A goe of about 7 Chains in length. High cliff on both sides. - At Duncansbay Head. |
| DUNCANSBAY HEAD | Duncansbay Head Duncansbay Head |
Issac Dunnet Duncansby [Duncansbay] John Houghston. Duncansbay Alexander Manson. Duncansbay |
003 | A bold broad bluff headland. rocKbound on the Sea Side by a perpendicular cliff, Several hundred feet high, terminating in a green oval summit on which there was many years ago a Telegraph Beacon Nothing of which remains at present. Is the termination of the East end of the Pentland Frith, or more property the point or near thereto, where the Moray and Pentland Friths meet each other. Duncansbay Head is commonly spoKen of as extending as far South as the Knee. |
| DUNCANSBY HEAD [1895] | Mr D. Nicolson, WicK. | 003 |
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[Page] 95Parish of Canisbay -- Co. [County] of Caithness
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