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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRAEFOOT BAY | Braefoot Bay Braefoot Bay Braefoot Bay Braefoot Bay Braefoot Bay |
Property Map Mr. Philips Mr. Smith J. White J. Ashar |
040 | [situation] On the N. [North] side of the Firth of Forth, betwixt Dalgety Bay and Barnhill Bay. A small Bay at the foot of a plantation of that name, and being situated at the foot of a Brae, which the name implies the shore is rocky at the NW [Northwest] and sandy on the N [North] East. |
| INCHMICKERY [Parish of Cramond] | Inchmickery Inchmickery Inchmickery Inchmickery Inchmickery Mickery Mickery Micre Inch Mickery Inchmickery Inchmickery |
William Moubray Esqr. R.N. [Royal Navy] Revd. [Reverend] H. Ralph Property Map James Asher J. White Chart of the Firth of Forth Known by this name to Boatmen and Fishermen Sibbald's His [History] of Fife etc. Johnston's Co. [County] Map Full. [Fullarton's] Gazetteer Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
040 | [situation] In the Parish of Cramond Co. [County] Edinburgh. About 1 1/2 miles S.E. [Southeast] of the Island of Inchcolm. A small Island situated about the middle of the Firth of Forth, fit only for the pasture of a few sheep. the shore at high water (on the south) is very rocky and steep. but inclines gradually to the north where it is accessible. the grass is very poor there [are] several scattered rocks on the surface. It is the property of the Earl of Moray. "About a mile (1 3/8) to the SE [Southeast] of Inchcolm lieth Micre Inch, flat and level upon the top, a quarter of a mile or thereabout in diameter, of much the same length & breadth. fit only for the pasture of a few sheep; the malva arborea marina groweth in plenty upon it." Sibbalds Fife & Kinross. |
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16 Plan 40A Parish of Dalgety.[note - Inch Mickery] "The parish of Cramond in the Co [County] of Edinburgh contains in all about 3890 Scottish acres, including the two small islands of Cramond and Inchmickery." Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Vol [Volume] 1 page 212.
Transcriber's notes
"Inch Mickery" Although in Cramond Parish, County of Edinburgh, this object appears on Plan 040 and is not deleted so is included here.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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