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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATTEN PARISH | Watten Watten Watten Watten Watten Watten Watten Wattin Wattin Wattin Watten |
New Statistical account Census Returns for 1871 published in the Daily Scotsman Newspaper 19th April 1871. Oliver & Boyd's Almanac Valuation Roll 1869-70 Blacks Map of Scotland Fullarton's Gazetteer Johnstones Map of Caithness Grainger & Miller's Map of Caithness - 1830 William Miller Esqr Town ClerK WicK Alexander Henderson Esq Stemster James Brims Esq Procurator Fiscal |
018 | The parish of Watten is in the presbytery of Caithness, synod of Sutherland and Caithness; It is bounded on the north by the parish of Bower, on the West by the parishes of HalKirK and Latheron, on the south by the of Latheron, and on the east by the parishes of WicK and Latheron. The parish contains about 31751 statute acres. There are no detached portions of Watten parish, nor are there any portions of any other parish situated within it. "Its surface is low and undulating; some parts of it little more than 20 feet above sea-level, and none attaining an altitude which Scottish topography can call a hill. The soil, in the neighbourhood of the moors and mosses, is, for the most part, very light, but elsewhere is of excellent quality, and consists variously of argillaceous earth, a rich deep loam, and a stiff friable clay. The arable grounds bear the proportion to waste and pasture-lands of only 11 to 67 ... A large amount of the untilled lands is deep flow moss, unfit for sheep-walK and unsound for cattle. Coppices and plantations do not jointly cover more than about 13 acres. Toftingall-Loch lies in the south; and Watten-loch in the north. The latter is a fine sheet of water, extending [Continued on Page 2] |
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