OS1/7/7/25
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELL OF REDLANDS | Well of Redlands | Mr Donald Swanson Mr George Manson Mr J. Coghill |
006 | A very old Spring Well in "MurKle," the property of Sir Robert Sinclair of Reay. |
| Site of NUNNERY [Murkle] | Nunnery (Site of) | Mr John Milne Mr John Coghill Mr William Miller "Ministers and Men in the far North" (by the Revd. [Reverend] Alexander Auld of Olrig.) Page 5 |
006 | A Nunnery of a very ancient date and extensive buildings appears to have been here. Extraxt from "Ministers and Men" &c "A nunnery or monastery, existed at a very early period at Murkle, or Myrkhole - as it was originally called. Torfeus mentions that a Queen of Norway died in it and that an earl of Caithness was buried there in 960". - The "Burn of Closters" which is mentioned in the Statistical account, is no longer to be seen, as it was drained away to the "Burn of MurKle" many years ago. |
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[Page] 25Co. [County] of Caithness -- Parish of Olrig
[Signed] Robert Kane
Sapr R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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