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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE RIVE | The Rive | Rev. Matthew Fisher, Minister of Cross & Burness Oliver Drever, farmer Quivals Robert Tulloch farmer Helliehow | 078; 079 | A long point or reef of low water rocks, boulders & stones, extending about 1 mile N.N.W. from near the N.E. extremity of Burness. It has an iron beacon at the extreme point and it can be reached from the land at very low or spring tides, but the reef is so low-lying in many part[s] that the return tide breaks through it in a few minutes after it begins to flow. |
| WHITEMILL BAY | Whitemill bay | Captain Horwood William Tulloch, Boatman Admiralty Chart |
078 | Applies to a good sized Bay to the north of Whitemill Point, and about 1/2 a mile north of Whitemill Loch. |
| WHITEMILL LOCH | Whitemill Loch Whitemill Loch Whitemill Loch |
Rev. Matthew Fisher, Minister of Cross & Burness Oliver Drever, farmer Quivals Robert Tulloch farmer Helliehow |
078 | A small fresh water in the course of being drained, situated 1/4 mile N.W. of Helliehow and the same distance N.E. of Howbell, all the foregoing names are on the property of Captain Horwood of Westove. |
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