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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOUBLE MOUTHED CAVE | Double Mouthed Cave | Robert Walker Esqr Factor White Row Forres Mr McDonald Teacher Drainie Revd. [Reverend] James Weir Manse Drainie |
002.10 | A large natural arch or Cave with an Entrance on both Eastern and western Ends through which you can pass under a high Headland the arch is forty or fifty feet high in Places and very irregular in formation It is stated that Lady Dumbar discovered some traces resembling the sculptured stones of Scotland on one of its sides of which she made a sketch and sent it to the British Museum. there is nothing of the kind visable at preasent But the rocks along this coast are soft freestone and the traces mentioned would be easily obliterated Proprietor Sir William Gordon Cumming Bart [Baronet] Altyre by Forres |
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