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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of the CONFLICT OF STRONE RUNGIE (Between men of Sutherland and Caithness) | Site of the Conflict of Strone Rungie. (between men of Sutherland and Caithness) | Rev. [Reverend] G. McMillan, Manse, Loth Mr. A. McEwen Ph. [Parish] Schoolmaster Mr. J. Campbell, Schoolmaster Helmsdale |
090 | It is said that a Conflict or Battle was fought here between the men of Sutherland and Caithness, but there is very little information can be obtained in the neighbourhood respecting it. In a note at the end of Loth parish, in the Old Statistical Account Vol. [Volume] 6, page 321, the following occurs. "A number of tumuli lie on the shore of Wester Garty, which is said to have been the field of a bloody battle, betwixt the Sutherland and Caithness men, the particulars of this engagement, under the name of Stronrunkie, used to be a frequent and familiar subject of conversation in the young days of the oldest men in the parish; but they themselves remember nothing but the tradition of the battle. |
| ALLTEENIE BURN | Allteenie Burn Allteenie Burn Allteenie Burn |
J.B. Dudgeon Esq. Crakaig by Brora A. McEwan Ph. [Parish] Schoolmaster Loth Mr. Gilbert Sutherland, Crakaig, by Brora |
089; 090 | A small stream having its source about half a mile to the Northwest of the parish Church of Loth. It runs in a southern direction for about half a mile; it then turns to the east and enters the Sea about one fourth of a mile south of the Manse of Loth Ph. [Parish] |
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[Page] 14County of Sutherland -- Parish of Loth
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