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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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GOE SETTER | Goe Setter | David Brotchie, Dunnet Alexander Sinclair, Scarffskerry James Calder, Scarffskerry |
002 | A small Goe on the [foreshore] north of Tree Goe. The [name] though peculiar is well [Known] |
SCARFFSKERRY POINT | Scarffskerry Point | David Brotchie, Dunnet Alexander Sinclair, Scarffskerry James Calder, Scarffskerry |
002 | This name applies to a [rugged?] point of the foreshore - It is sometimes called [Scarfskerry] Ness. |
SMALL GOE | Small Goe | David Brotchie, Dunnet Alexander Sinclair, Scarffskerry James Calder, Scarffskerry |
002 | A small narrow Goe on the foreshore East of Goe Setter The name is pronounced Sma' Goe and means - [Narrow] Goe -(Scottice- 'Sma' [Narrow] see Jamieson's dictionary |
GREEN GOE | Green Goe | David Brotchie, Dunnet Alexander Sinclair, Scarffskerry James Calder, Scarffskerry |
002 | A small narrow Goe on the foreshore - about ten chains East of Small Goe |
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[Page] 56Ph [Parish] of Dunnet -- Co. [County] of Caithness
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