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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cout Stone | Cout Stone Cout Stone Cout Stone |
William Wylie. Gourdon Robert Black Gourdon James Simpson Gourdon |
025.09 | A conspicuous mass of rock, on the beach, South of Gourdon Harbour, about 25 Chains, and visible at half tide. |
| Couts | Couts Couts Couts |
William Wylie. Robert Black. James Simpson. |
025.10 | Three detached rocks, visible at low water, and Situated, about 1/4 mile South of the mouth of Gourdon Harbour. |
| Haughs Bay | Haughs Bay Haughs Bay Haughs Bay |
William Wylie. Robert Black. James Simpson. |
025.13 | A small bay near the mouth of Benholm Burn and immediately opposite the Haughs of Benholm. |
| Point O'Bard | Point o' Bard Point o' Bard Point o' Bard |
William Wylie Robert Black. James Simpson. |
025.13 | A rocky point visible at low water, and situated immediately S. of Haughs Bay, This is spoken of by some as Point o' Bad, but is more probably a corruption of the Gaelic "Ard," a very common prefix to points, and head-lands in Scotland. B.R. J.McDiarmid c/a [Civilian Assistant] |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 29Ph [Parish] of Benholm -- Kincardine Shire
Cout Stone [Note] " Cout or Cowt - A young horse Carr - of Colt" (Jamieson)
Haughs Bay [Note] "Haugh, Hawch, Hauch, Halche - Low lying flat ground" (Jamieson)
Point o' Bard [Note] "Ard, A height, an eminence, a hill high land, &c. (Gaelic.)
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Trondragirl- Moderator, Dave Thow
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