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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| FIRTH OF TAY | Firth of Tay | [Continued from Page 27] "As an estuary it (The Tay) extends 26 miles from the mouth of the Earn to Buddonness, the point when it becomes quite lost in the German Ocean: has for 16 miles a breadth of from 2 miles to less than 1 mile in breadth, and then an expansion down to St. Andrews Bay, of 9 or 10 miles in breadth and in both places a prevailing easterly direction; and seperates Abernethy and the most northerly parishes of Fifeshire on its right bank, from St Madoes, Errol, Inchture, Longforgan, and the most southerly parishes of Forfarshire on its left bank. Its entire length of course firstly as a river, and as an estuary, is thus, if measured in straight lines from the head of the Fillan 118 miles." Fullartons Gaztteer Vol p [Volume page] 783, 784 |
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[Page] 28[Notes:]
Rise & Fall of Tide = feet.
Two at Dundee Harbour Buoys - Beacons &c along low water.
Does low water alter - or is the low water line nearly stationary - see further information page 24.
[signed:] James Carpeneter C. Asst. [Civilain Assistant] 29th June 1854
[signed:] N. James. Cap. R.E. [Captain Royal Engineers] 17 June 1854.
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