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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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LYBSTER | Lybster | Valuation Roll Gazetteer of Scotland Statistical Account |
034 | A fishing Village on the Coast of the Moray Frith. The houses are generally well built & laid out in regular form. The principal street has a great width, from North to South and the smaller Streets are very regular. The Village Contains a Branch of the Established Church, Free Church, & Manse, Free Church School. Post Office. Bank. Six Inns. &c. The population is about 850. Two Markets are held here Annually in July & November, for Sheep &c. |
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[Page] 203County of Caithness -- Parish of Latheron
[signed] Charles J Fearnside
Sergeant R.E. [Royal Engineers]
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