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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
STANDING STONE [Port o Spittal] Standing Stones
Standing Stones Standing Stones
Standing Stones
John Beggs
John Anderson
John McCracken
William Thorburn
021 [Situation] About 1/2 mile ENE [East North East] of Port of Spittal Bay
A square block of Stone Standing about 1 1/2 yards high it is situated in a Field close to the Port of Spittal bridge. This stone is said to point out the site of a Battle, or the Grave of some fallen Chief. Urns containing human bones have been found in the field in which it stands. It is thought to be amongst the earliest Antiquities of the Parish
RED ISLE Red Isle
Red Isle
John McCracken
William Thorburn
021 [Situation] About 1/4 mile SSE [South South East] off Port of Spittal Bay
A flat rocky point covered at High Water, it forms the South point of Morroch Bay, and derives its name from the Color of the Rocks.-

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