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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST MARY'S WELL | St. Mary's Well | Mr G. McKay, Esq. Borrowston Mains Mr Waters, Bulmore Mr Niel Henderson Dunreay |
004 | A fine spring of water which is said to have been the Holy Well belonging to the Chapel near it. Medicinal and healing qualities are atributed to it and to this it is visited by people who believe in its virtue of healing diseases. The Well is a natural hollow in the rock and has no traces of building about it. |
| PICT'S HOUSE (Remains of) | Pictish House (remains of) | Mr G. McKay, Esq. Borrowston Mains Mr Waters, Bulmore Mr Niel Henderson Dunreay |
004 | All that remains of this Pictish house is a circular embankment of earth and stones - it seems from its appearance to have been a Chambered Cairn - the embankment is divided into compartments - which have long since fallen in - like the rest of the Chambered Cairns of Caithness |
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[Page] 9Ph [Parish] of Reay, -- County of Caithness
[Signed] George Hobson C A [Civilian Assistant]
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