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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STONY MOUTH | Stoney Mouth | David Brotchie The Ness - Dunnet John Moor, Brough William Calder, Dunnet. |
006 | A small Goe on the coast a few chains south of Loch Bushta - The sides of it are very steep and precipitous - and are between 150 and 200 feet sheer down - There are a numer of very large boulders in the mouth of it - hence the name - |
| ROWRASH | Rowrash | David Brotchie The Ness - Dunnet John Moor, Brough William Calder, Dunnet. |
006 | A large Goe a few chains East of Stoney Mouth - The name though peculiar is well Known - |
| CATS' CLEFT | Cats' Cleft | David Brotchie The Ness - Dunnet John Moor, Brough William Calder, Dunnet. |
006 | A small Goe south of the Hill of Rive with steep and precipitous sides - Some say that Wild Cats have been seen in the vicinity of this goe - Others say the Goe is so steep that only cats cd [could] go down it - the latter is probably the origin of the name - |
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[Page] 73Ph [Parish] of Dunnet -- Co. [County] of Caithness
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Moira L- Moderator, David Glass
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