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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REAY [village] | Reay Village | Mr Gunn, Ph. [Parochial] Schoolmaster Reay William Innes, Esq. Reay Mr. George Ross Reay |
009 | A small straggling village, distant 11 miles from Thurso composed of a few old low built thatched houses with Patches of arable land and gardens attached. It is the property of His Grace the Duke of Portland. |
| MARKET STANCE [Reay] | Market Stance | Mr Gunn, Ph. [Parochial] Schoolmaster Reay William Innes, Esq. Reay Mr. George Ross Reay |
009 | There is a Market stance at the south west corner of the village on which a yearly market is held, on the first Monday of September but very little business is transacted at it. |
| MARKET CROSS [Reay] | Market Cross | 009 | A market cross stands near the centre of the village, it was removed from near the Ph.[Parish] church to where it now stands. The cross is 4½ feet high and has been cut from a block of freestone. The top portion of it seems to have been broken off. The Village is sometimes called New Reay to distinguish it from the old Village, which was near where the Ph.[Parish] church now stands, no vestige of which is now to be seen. The Ph.[Parish] Church & Manse, Parochial School, Post Office and the Inn are about half a mile East of the Village. |
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[Page] 16Ph. [Parish] of Reay -- County of Caithness
[Signed] George Hobson C. A. [Civilian Assistant]
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