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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
LYTHE BERRY Lythe Berry John Cairncross, Thurso
Alexander Houston, Castleton
William Murray Murkle
006 A large flat reef of rock - Part of the foreshore a few chains east of Rae Berry
Great numbers of Lythe - (a large fish) are caught near this rock - Hence the name.
THE SLATES The Slates John Cairncross, Thurso
Alexander Houston, Castleton
William Murray Murkle
006 This name applies to a long flat reef of rock which extends eastward from Lythe Berry about 27 chains.

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