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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SNIB | The Snib The Snib Snibe Point |
Mr. Chesser Long Green Earl of Roseberry Map of Dalmeny Park |
003 | [situation] At The NE [North East] Side of Dalmeny Park on the Shore of the Forth About 5/8 mile west of the River Almond. A rocky point or headland projecting into the Firth of Forth and part of the shore of Dalmeny Park. |
| HUNTER'S CRAIG OR EAGLE ROCK | Hunter's Craig or Eagle Rock Hunter's Craig or Eagle Rock Hunter's Craig |
Mr. Chesser Long Green Earl of Roseberry Wood's Hist [History] of Cramond p.12 |
003 | [situation] On the shore of the Firth of Forth 3/8 mile west of the River Almond These two names apply indiscriminately to a large rock on the shore of Dalmeny Park projecting a little into the Firth of Forth. Some faint traces of Sculpture appears on the face of this rock representing an Eagle which is Considered by the Country people as a work of the Romans. |
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[Notes under Hunter's Craig or Eagle Rock]
Defaced Figure of an Eagle on Face of Rock - Supposed Roman
"The rock of freestone known by the name of the Hunter's Craig on the Sea Shore west from Cramond had on its east face a rude Sculpture bearing some resemblance to the figure of an Eagle Standing upright with its back to the rock by some supposed to have been executed by the Romans. All traces of that figure are now worn away the stone of which the rock is composed being of a very soft friable nature." - Woods History of Cramond 1794 Page 12.
The above notice from Wood's Hist. [History] of Cramond, viz, that "All traces of that figure are now worn away" is wrong; the outline or "defaced figure" is quite distinct in bold relief on the face of the rock, neither is the stone of that "Friable soft nature" as above stated.
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