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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILL BURN | Mill Burn | James Johnston Esq of Smoogro Dr Charles Still Esq of Coubister George Frisken Kirbister Mill |
107 | A large stream having its source in the Loch of Kirbister, flows in a south and easterly direction crosses the pubic road at Kirbister Mill and falls into the sea at the Skaith, at the head of Waulkmill Bay. |
| SKAITH | Skaith | James Johnston Esq Coubister George Frisken Kirbister Mill James Manson Twartquoy |
107 | A long tract of land consisting of rough pasture, and sand covered by the tide at ordinary Springs, is used as common pasture during neap tides Situated on the inner head of Waulkmill Bay about 1/4 of a mile south of Kirbister Mill. |
| WAULKMILL BAY | Waulkmill Bay | James Johnston Esq Coubister George Frisken Kirbister Mill James Manson Twartquoy Colonel Balfour of Balfour |
107 | A large bay of no great importance for its anchorage, extending from Crook on the south east to "Festrel" on the south west, its water is shallow and at spring tides almost ebbs dry. The bottom is composed principally of sand where shell-fish can be obtained in great numbers. The Bay probably derives its name from the fact of there being a waulk-mill built at the head thereof at one time. |
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