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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BORROWSTON MAINS | Borrowston Mains | Mr G. McKay, Esqr. Borrowston Mains Mr Waters, Bulmore Mr Niel Henderson, Dunreay |
004 | A large arable farm - with steading, dwelling house, outhouses and garden attached the property of Sir Robert Gordon Sinclair of Munkle, Bart. [Baronet] |
| HILL OF LYBSTER | Hill of Lybster | Mr G. McKay, Esqr. Borrowston Mains Mr Waters, Bulmore Mr Niel Henderson, Dunreay |
004 | A slight Eminence. situated in the north west corner of the Ph [Parish] between the turnpike road which connects the Phs [Parishes] and the Forss Water - it is almost all in cultivation and takes its name from the farm to which it belongs. |
| TULLOCH OF LYBSTER | 004 | A slight Eminence. situated in the north west corner of the Ph [Parish] between the turnpike road which connects the Phs [Parishes] and the Forss Water - it is almost all in cultivation and takes its name from the farm to which it belongs. | ||
| PICT'S HOUSE (Remains of) [Tulloch of Lybster] | 004 | On the north side of the hill and within 10 chains of its summit are the remains of a very large Pictish House - a considerable portion of the wall of the internal chamber are still to be seen - from its appearance and frm what remains of it - I imagine - (fro I can get no information about it) that there were outer chambers surrounding the inner one. | ||
| BROUGH [1895] [Tulloch of Lybster] | The Rev. [Reverend] A. Mackay. Westerdale Halkirk | 004 |
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[Page] 13Ph [Parish] of Reay -- County of Caithness
[Note Borrowston Mains] 1st
[Note Hill of Lybster] 2nd
[Signed] George Hobson C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
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