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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG GOES | Long Goes Long Goes Long Goes |
Mr Cairncross. Mr Gow. Mr Banks. |
005 | This name applies to two creeks, or goes as they are called here, and situated close to the ''Rock Well''. The rock on each side of these goes are of a slaty nature, and are precipitous, having a grassy slope on its summit. |
| ROCK WELL | Rock Well Rock Well Rock Well |
Mr Cairncross. Mr Gow. Mr Banks. |
005 | A very fine spring of pure water which gushes from the rock on that piece of the fore-shore close to ''Samson's Foot Mark''. At high water this well is completely covered by the sea. |
| SAMSON'S FOOT MARK | Samson's Foot Mark Samson's Foot Mark Samson's Foot Mark |
Mr Cairncross. Mr Gow. Mr Banks. |
005 | This name applies to a mark in the rock on the fore-shore resembling the print of a man's foot, and is in appearance something like this [sketch inserted here] The tradition is that Samson steped from this place to the rocks at Thurso-east, and so great was the pressure of his foot on the rock from which he step'd that he left his footmark thereon. |
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[page] 100Parish of Thurso
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