OS1/7/3/15
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCARWALL | Scarwall | David Brotchie, Dunnet Alexander Sinclair, Scarffskerry James Calder, Scarffskerry |
001 | This name applies to the foreshore between Grassy Clett and Marry Goe |
| LANGYPO | Langy-po | David Brotchie, Dunnet Alexander Sinclair, Scarffskerry James Calder, Scarffskerry |
001 | A corruption probably of 'Long Point'. It applied to a long point of rock which runs out from the land almost due north - It is the continuation of a peninsular rock on which are a great many traces of ruins - and which has been at one time seperated from the main land by a deep fosse - See trace 3 of [Sheet] 1-15 - I can get no reliable information about it. however it is without doubt the remains of an old fort or Brough - similar to the Hillock of Hangy Goe |
| FORT (Remains of) [Langypo] | 001 | It is the continuation of a peninsular rock on which are a great many traces of ruins, and which has been at one time seperated from the main land by a deep fosse - see trace 3 of [Sheet] 1-15 - I can get no reliable information about it, however it is without doubt the remains of an old fort or Brough - similar to the hillock of Hangy Goe | ||
| FOSSE [Langypo] | 001 | It applied to a long point of rock which runs out from the land almost due north - It is the continuation of a peninsular rock on which are a great many traces of ruins - and which has been at one time seperated from the main land by a deep fosse - See trace 3 of [Sheet] 1-15 - I can get no reliable information about it. however it is without doubt the remains of an old fort or Brough - similar to the Hillock of Hangy Goe |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 15Ph [Parish] Dunnet -- Co [County] Caithness
[Signed] George Hobson C.A [Civilian Assistant]
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