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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIRK TOFTS | Kirktafts (Site of Chapel) | Rev [Reverend] Mr Gunn Free Church Mr Banks Schoolmaster Mr John Cormack, Keiss |
014 | From local information obtained on the ground from one or two of the oldest inhabitants the name Kirktafts is applied to a square piece of ground near the present Grave-Yard of Keiss so called from there having been a Roman Catholic place of worship up to the reformation, and generally supposed to have been used for potestant [protestant] worship for a short time after that period. The date of its Complete demolition is uncertain |
| CHAPEL (Site of) | 014 | From local information obtained on the ground from one or two of the oldest inhabitants the name Kirktafts is applied to a square piece of ground near the present Grave-Yard of Keiss so called from there having been a Roman Catholic place of worship up to the reformation, and generally supposed to have been used for potestant [protestant] worship for a short time after that period. The date of its Complete demolition is uncertain |
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[Page] 47County of Caithness -- Parish of Wick
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