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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEYDALE STRAND | Weydale Strand | John Cairncross Thurso - Alexander Houston - Castleton William Murray - Murkle |
006 | This name applies to a prominent part of the foreshore - which is one of the principal fishing marks on the Coast - The reason it has the name given above - is from the fishermen when out in the Bay at low Water - begin to throw out their nets or lines - in line with it and Weydale Hill - as a certain distance out and in line with these two objects is the commencement of good fishing ground - |
| STANDSTONE GOE | Standstone Goe | John Cairncross Thurso - Alexander Houston - Castleton William Murray - Murkle |
006 | In the corner of a field a few yards from the high water mark and almost opposite this Goe - there stood till lately - a plain unsculptured monolith which probably marked the place where some Danish hero fell - and which has given the Goe the name of Standstone Goe - This Goe is a large break in the foreshore full of large stones - |
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[Page] 30Ph [Parish] of Olrig -- County of Caithness
[Signed] G. Hobson -
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