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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCARF ROCKS | Scarf Rocks | Robert Stephen Fresgoe Alexander Stephen Fresgoe Sergt (Sergeant) Ross. Reay. |
009 | A large mass of rock, which runs out into the sea, on the north side of Sandside Harbour it is entirely covered at High water. |
| FRESGOE | Fresgoe | Robert Stephen Fresgoe Alexander Stephen Fresgoe Sergt (Sergeant) Ross. Reay. |
009 | This name now applies to a few houses at the harbour. The Fres Goe was a small cove on which the harbour is now built. I noticed in a fragment of an old M. S.(manuscript) on the "Etymoligy of the names on the Estate of Sandside" that the meaning of Fresgoe, was Shower Goe - Fras-goe. |
| PORT MÒR | Port Mòr | Robert Stephen Fresgoe Alexander Stephen Fresgoe Sergt [Sergeant] Ross. Reay. |
009 | This name applies to a portion of the coast, about 15 chains south of Sandside Harbour, and extending from that about 10 chains further south, where in stormy weather the boats often ran ashore. |
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[Page] 22Parish of Reay -- County of Caithness
[Signed] George Hobson C. A. [Civilian Assistant]
Port Mòr [Note] (Great Haven)
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