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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHELLY POINT | Shelly Point Shelly Point |
Peter Bogie Farmer Reres. Robert Berry Fisherman Leuchars |
007 | [situation] About 1 1/4 miles N.N.E. [North North East] from Kincaple. A small point of land situated a little to the S.E. [South East] of Reres farm house and on the North bank of the Eden. It owes its name to the circumstance of the great quantity of shells there is near the place. |
| COBLE HOUSE POINT | Cobble House Point Cobble House Point |
Peter Bogie Farmer Reres Robert Berry Fisherman Leuchars. |
007 | [situation] About 1 mile North from Kincaple. A small point of land situated a little to the S.W. [South West] of Reres farm house and on the North bank of the Eden. It owes its name to the circumstance of a man that lived on the point, who used to row people across to the opposite shore and back, in a small flat bottomed boat called a Cobble in the locality; hence Cobble Point, and the opposite shore Cobble Shore. |
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[Page] 4Parish of Leuchars -- Plan 7.C. Trace 1
[signed] P.McHugh Pte. RS&M. [Private Royal Sappers & Miners]
Coble House Point [Note] Coble, Kobil, A Small boat a yawl A larger Kind of fishing boat the term is now generally used to denote a flat bottomed boat. Jamieson's Scottish Dictionary.
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