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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEST DUNNET | West Dunnet | Revd [Reverend] Mr Jolly Mr Campbell Mr Taylor |
006 | A small cultivated district of the Parish of Dunnet: the property of Mrs B.T. Sinclair of Freswick |
| MARYMAS GREEN | Marymas Green | Revd [Reverend] Mr Jolly Mr Campbell Mr Taylor |
006 | The principal market place of this Parish, in which three annual Fairs are held Viz. on the first Tuesday of April, on the Tuesday after the 15th Augt [August], old style, which lasts two days; and on the first tuesday of October - old style. The August MarKet is called the' Marymas MarKet' from which the name is taKen, and is of very old date. |
| MARKET STANCE [Marymas Green] | 006 | The principal market place of this Parish, in which three annual Fairs are held Viz. on the first Tuesday of April, on the Tuesday after the 15th Augt [August], old style, which lasts two days; and on the first tuesday of October - old style. The August MarKet is called the' Marymas MarKet' from which the name is taKen, and is of very old date. | ||
| CHURCH [Dunnet] | Church | Revd [Reverend] Mr Jolly Mr Campbell Mr Taylor |
006 | This is the established church of this Parish; it is not very central, or convenient for the parishioners being Situated at one side of the Parish; though the majority of the population are within three miles of it. This church is of very old date apparently; but it's date is not Known; but it is said to have been originally a Roman Catholic Chapel and the 'KirK of St. Columba, or "St. Coomb's Kirk" which was also a Catholic Chapel is said to have been the original protestant Church of the united parishes of Dunnet and Olrig - it being the first in this locality converted to protestantism - considered to have been so by St. Columba the Apostle of Ireland. Subsequently the church of this parish was erected beside the "Loch of Hayland"; but as it was destroyed during the prevalence of a winter storm, the present church was erected; but the dates of these occurrences are not Known. This church was greatly enlarged in 1837 - and repaired. It is supposed to have been dedicated to St. Mary; from the name of the MarKet - Marymas. This church is seated to contain 600 sitters, giving each sitter 18 inches, of seat. This Church is seated to contain 600 sitters, giving each sitter 18 inches of seat. |
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[Page] 75Co. [County] of Caithness -- Parish of Dunnet
[Signed] Robert Kane Sapr. R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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