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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARK MOAT (Ancient) | Mark Moat (Ancient) | William Roddick n & s StrandSide William Graham n & s Glenluffin |
A large ancient Moat on the farm of Saltflats, its Construction is partly natural and partly artificial, it is of an irregular oval shape & the remains of a rampart of Earth and Stones which encircled the Summit of the Small hill on which it is situated is now barely traceable The Stones which partly composed this rampart now lie in Masses Around the sides of the Eminence, & from their appearances have been evidently acted upon by fire, it is supposed from this Circumstance to have been a "Vitrified Fort" (the hill & remains of moat) is sometimes called the "Vitrified Fort" - but this is rarely, as it is almost universally called by the given name. | |
| CAUSEWAY | Causeway | William Roddick n & s StrandSide William Graham n & s Glenluffin |
A naturally shaped eminence of a ridge-like shape extending from the Northside of Rough Island to near the H.W. [High Water] Mark near Rough Firth, it is inundated at every influx of the tide, its feature is composed of small Bolders and Shingle the latter partially mixed with Mussels. |
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[page] 79Plan 46 C List of Names collected by Thomas Smith C.Asst [Civilian Assistant]
Plan 46.C
Trace 4
Parish: Colvend
Object:
Mark Moat - A Moat
Causeway - A Natural ridge-like eminence
[signed] Thomas Smith C/asst [Civilian Assistant]
13th September 1850
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