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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EARNS HEUGH | Earns Heugh Earns Heugh Earns Heugh |
Mr A. Wilson. Coldingham Mr J. Dorrie Coldingham Mr Heugh Spence Codingham |
005.03 | [Situation] In the Northwest corner of the plan about twenty chains South East from Moorburn Point. A lofty precipitous rocky cliff on the sea coast |
| UILY STRAND | Uily Strand Uily Strand Uily Strand |
Mr Andrew Wilson Coldingham Mr J Dorrie Coldingham Mr Heugh Spence Coldingham |
005.03 | [Situation] Flowing out of the Northeast side of Coldingham Loch A small stream issuing out of Coldingham Loch, flow[ing] in an easterly direction till it falls over the rocky bank on the sea coast. In summer there is a kind of Glit or oil gathers on the surface of this water.- Uily may be a corruption of the Gaelic adjective Uillidh pronounced Ul-ye) signifying Greasy or oily This is the more probable from the circumstance that a kind of slime resembling oil gathers on the surface of the stream in warm summer weather. Strand, in the Scottish dialect, signifies a rivulet or gutter |
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DANIALSAN, ron hill
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