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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
LONG CRAIG Long Craig Thomas Linton, Stenhouse
Andrew Liston, Stenhouse
002 A ridge of rocks running N. [North] & South. Tangible to the Shore and dipping at an angle of 25 [Degrees]. They are covered at high tides
THE CHESTNUT The Chestnut Thomas Linton, Stenhouse
Andrew Liston, Stenhouse
002 A rock of a flat appearance situated west of Granton Breakwater and is only visible at the lowest tides, around which is a considerable depth of water and its notoriety for shipwrecks is not a little known to the mariner, it derived this name from its being somewhat the shape of a chestnut
HANGING CRAIG Hanging Craig Thomas Linton, Stenhouse
Andrew Liston, Stenhouse
002 Reef of rocks running N. [North & South situated at the South of Caroline Park and tangible to the shore no doubt from the hanging or perpendicular nature of the west side that gave rise to this name

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[Page] 21
P. [Plan] 2. D.2
List of Names collected by John Darnan RS [Royal Sappers] & Miners
[Parish] Cramond
[Object for Long Craig & Hanging Craaig] Rocks.
[Object for Chestnut] Rock.
[Signed] John C Darnan, Feb [February] 16th 1852.

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Hanging Craig. Contrary to Description, is actually North of Caroline Park

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