OS1/7/7/43
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST COOMB'S KIRK (Site of) | St Coomb's Kirk | John Cairnncross Thurso William Purves Esq. Thurdistoft John Murray, Murkle |
006 | About 30 Chains due north of Thurdistoft on the Links of Old Tain is a large sandy hillock about 12 feet in height almost overgrown with bent - There are traces of building - or at least- stones may be seen here and there when the surface is broken. This hillock is called "St Coomb's Kirk" (perhaps in honour of St Columba) "There is a tradition that this church and the Adjoining Manse, supposed to have been the parish church and Manse of the United Phs [Parishes] of Dunnet & Olrig, were, in the night season, suddenly overwhelmed with sand during the prevalence of a storm, the minister and his family effecting their escape with difficulty by the roof: and is is probable that it was at this period that the adjoining lands of the property of Tain shared the Same fate |
| LINKS OF OLD TAIN | Links of Old Tain | 006 | "The district is now Known by the name of the Links of Old Tain" This large tract of sand is covered woth bent and a dryspecies of grass which is of little use for pasture, it extends Northwest & south East from the Boundary Wall of the Ph [Parish] of Olrig to the sea and north and south from the Burn of Midsand to the cultivation of Thursdistoft farm It is the property of J. C. Trail Esq. of Ratter. |
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[Page] 43Ph [Parish] of Olrig -- County of Caithness
[Signed] George Hobson
C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
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