OS1/7/12/120
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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SCOUTHAL | scouthill Scouthal |
Mr D Williamson, scouthil Revd [Reverend] A. Gunn, F.C. [Free Church] Manse Mr McKinnon, sheilton Estate plan Major Horne - StirKoKe |
023 | This name applies to three dwelling houses, with outhouses and Garden attached, situated by the side of the scouthil Burn - scouthil was once a small estate by itself - but is now a large sheep farm and is the property of His Grace the Duke of Portland - |
CLAIS NA CAILLICH | Clais na Cailliche | Mr D Williamson, scouthil Revd [Reverend] A. Gunn, F.C. [Free Church] Manse Mr McKinnon, sheilton Estate plan Major Horne - StirKoKe |
023 | The origin of this name is from the fact of some old women meeting there, to deside the marches between two estates many years ago - a small burn issuing from a drain was the boundry between the estates - which are now all in one and are the property of His Grace the Duke of Portland |
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[Page] 120Watten -- Caithness
[Note Clais na Cailliche] -- (The Hollow of the Old Woman)
[Signed] George Hobson C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
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