OS1/23/7/17

List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
ROTTEN GUTTER Rotten Gutter
Rotten Gutter
Rotten Gutter
Andrew Gold Esq Grainbank
Mr John Ross, farmer, Bow
Mr James Barnet, Pan
119 Applies to a piece of foreshore on the N.W. side of the island of Flotta. It is covered at high water; but when the tide recedes, pools remain, and in summer time & at neap tides, the pools become stagnant. From this, probably the name originates.
WEDDEL SOUND Waddal Sound
Weddel Sound
Weddel Sound
Weddel Sound
Andrew Gold Esq Grainbank
Mr John Ross, farmer, Bow
Mr James Barnet, Pan
North Sea Pilot
Admiralty Chart
119 Applies to a narrow channel, lying between the islands of Flotta and Fara.

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