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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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LONG ROCKS | Long Rocks Long Rocks |
Major Playfair Provost of St. Andrews Mr. George Rae Architect St. Andrews | [situation] North side of St. Andrews adjoining Low Water. A ledge of Rocks visible at low water which forms the boundary of low Water Mark from the [Trigonometrical Station] named Beacon Links East for a considerable distance to the Eastward. |
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DOO CRAIGS | Doo Craigs Doo Craigs |
Major Playfair, Provost of St. Andrews. Mr. John Morris Golf Inn |
[situation] On the north Side of St. Andrews. Between high & low Water Mark. Two small Rocks, a portion of each being visible at high Water, and situate between the Long Rocks and The Leap. - |
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WITCH LAKE | Witch Lake Witch Lake |
Major Playfair, Provost of St. Andrews. Mr. John Morris Golf Inn |
012 | [situation] At the North side of Witch Hill. A long tract of the Sea Beach which lies between Witch Hill and the Step Lake and Covered several feet deep at High Water. Tradition allows that it was here the Witches where tested as to their powers of floating previous to being burned. [note] Extending from west to east from The Step to the Public Baths. |
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[Page] 8Parish of St. Andrews --Sheet 1 -- Trace 2
[signed] James McAnulty ca [Civilian Assistant]
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