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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPEL GOE | Chapel Goe | David Brotchie, The Ness, Dunnet John Moor, Brough William Calder, Dunnet |
001 | A large Goe with very steep and precipitous sides two or three hundred feet in height - |
| CHAPEL (Remains of) [Chapel Park] | Chapel (remains of) | David Brotchie, The Ness, Dunnet John Moor, Brough William Calder, Dunnet |
001 | About 30 yards from the Edge of the cliff are the remains of an old Roman Catholic Chapel - Tradition says that this chapel was used as a hermitage - or a place of penance - from its position on the headland - which is one of the dreariest - one wd [would] think that the tradition was correct - It seems to have been built of undressed and uncemented stones and like the rest of the old chapels in Caithness - it is small in size - There are several traces of ancient like ruins in the vicinity of it - but I am unable to find out whether they are of the same ancient date as the Chapel or of more modern construction |
| THE THIRL | The Thirl | David Brotchie, The Ness, Dunnet John Moor, Brough William Calder, Dunnet |
001 | A long narrow Goe with steep and precipitous sides - About a Chain further south than the mouth of this Goe is the opening of a large cave which terminates in the Goe - the sea rushes up this cave - and during a storm the waves sound in it like distant Thunder - |
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[Page] 29Ph [Parish] of Dunnet -- Co. [County] of Cauthness
[Signed] George Hobson C A. [Civilian Assistant]
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Moira L- Moderator, David Glass
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