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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIBSTER | Sibster | Mr P. Campbell Mr D. Mill Mr Waters |
011 | A large cultivated district: the property of Sir J. G. Tollemache Sinclair Bart. [Baronet] |
| Site of BISHOP'S PALACE | Bishop's Palace (site of) | Mr P.Campbell Mr D. Mill Mr Waters Torfeus' history of Caithness |
011 | The site of the residence of Bishop Adam one of the ancient Bishops of Caithness who was burned in a small house adjacent by a lawless "mob" who were enraged because of some additional taxes that the Bishop was imposing on them; this occurred on the 13th September 1222. The Bishop's parents are not Known for he was a foundling. This atrocity, Earl John of Brawl Castle was supposed to have sanctioned, and even encouraged, and therefore through revenge he was murdered by a drunken "Mob" in Thurso in the year 1231. The property of Sir J.G. Tollemache Sinclair |
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[page] 53Co. [County] of Caithness -- Parish of Halkirk
[signed] Robert Kane Sapr R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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