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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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PICT'S HOUSE (Supposed Remains of) [Dunnet Head] | Supposed Pictish House (remains of) | Robert Campbell, Schoolmaster, Dunnet Revd [Reverend] Mr Jolly, Minister Dunnet. John Swanson Esq Ham. |
001 | On the highest part of Dunnet Head are the remains of some rude building which has probably been a beacon or Watch tower It is a circular mound about 5 or 6 feet in height and strongly resembles a Pictish house as the rude masonry can be seen here and then in it where the surface of it is the least broken - Its position for a beacon is admirable and it commands one of the finest views imaginable - |
LOCH OF EASTER HEAD | Loch of Easter Head | Robert Campbell, Schoolmaster, Dunnet Revd [Reverend] Mr Jolly, Minister Dunnet. John Swanson Esq Ham |
001 | A small loch about 10 chains from the Edge of the cliff - situated in a hollow - |
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[Page] 8Ph [Parish] of Dunnet -- Co [County] of Caithness
[Signed] George Hobson, C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
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