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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCH CALDER | Loch Calder | Mr Kenneth McKenzie Mr George Gunn Mr William Anson |
017 | A large fresh-water Loch, about three and a half miles long, and about half a mile broad; one half of it is in this ''Parish'' and the other half is in ''Halkirk'' Parish |
| PORT-AN-EILEIN | Port an Eilein | Mr Kenneth McKenzie Mr George Gunn Mr William Anson |
016 | An extensive moorland hill; so named from a harbour, or landing place having formerly been at it's base - at the shore of ''Loch Calder'' - in connection with an Island in that Loch, where a ''Freebooter once resided; the property of James Sinclair Esqr of Forse. |
| LORG AN FHAMHAIR | Lorg an Fhamhair | Mr Kenneth McKenzie Mr George Gunn Mr William Anson |
017 | A small ''Knowe'':- the summit of ''Puirt an h, Eilean Hill.'' The name is derived from a marK in a stone thereon resembling that of a human foot: the property of James Sinclair Esqr |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 160Co. [County] of Caithness -- Parish of Reay
[Note Port an eilein] -- Port of the Island
[Note Lorg an Fhamhair] -- Giant's Mark
[Signed] Robert Kane
Sapr R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
Transcriber's notes
Lorg an Fhamhair - drawing inserted on page, unsure whether this is meant to depict the footprint on the stone.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Moira L- Moderator, David Glass
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