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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Caithness => Topic started by: Rosezi on Monday 30 March 20 10:49 BST (UK)
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Does anyone know where Bluequoy is, I am having trouble finding this on any old map of Caithness, not sure if it was a village, town or just a farm address. The family married and lived in Watten, so it could be nearby.
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Could it refer to Quoybrae?
See Caithness Livestock Centre, Watten.
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Just phoned Watten folk and they've never heard of it, KG could have the right of it with Quoybrae or it could now be a rickle of stones out on a hill somewherel. You might try an email to the Wick Heritage Centre, which is currently closed.
https://wickheritage.org
Bests,
Skoosh.
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Nothing for Bluequoy on www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk
What is the source and date of your reference to Bluequoy?
There is a Bloodyquoys, which is near Loch Scarmclate, in the parish of Bower but just over the parish boundary from Watten, and less than a mile from the north end of Loch Watten.
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=58.51094&lon=-3.38630&layers=5&b=1
https://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/ND1958
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Could it be Buleney ? south of Achardale
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It's all in the pronunciation ... the use of quoy indicates Norman French usage, which is foreign to Caithness. Pictish, Norn or Viking or even Western Isles Gaelic placenames abound in Caithness.
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Yes, I think you have tracked it down
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Also a Quoynee & Cromiquoy on Forfarshire's map. A Norse name, so fits Caithness & used also in Shetland, quoy might mean enclosed common land? Bloodyquoy might indeed fit he bill. I can see bloody being dropped for blue, the bairns must have loved it! ;D
When you look at this map & its modern squared fields, a landscape around 200 years old, it replaced runrig & its numerous cot houses which have all been swept away and most of the old names along with them.
Skoosh.
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@ Rosezi, still no joy with this, there is a Greeniquoy not far away but no Bluequoy? My friends from Watten were puzzled by Loch Scarclate as they know it as Loch Stemster. I've fished Loch Watten, many years ago, the best trout loch in the county & used to stay in Watten. Halkirk calls itself the "Model Parish" so Watten folk call theirs the "Modest Parish!" ;D
Skoosh.
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Are there two Loch Stemsters then? Because there's one about 11 miles south of the one marked on OS maps as Loch Scarmclate.
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=15&lat=58.36195&lon=-3.39455&layers=5&b=1
http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/ND1842
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FF, this here, https://dffa.co.uk/bookings/stemster/
Skoosh.
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Skoosh, that link takes me to a page telling me that I have won some fabulous prize, but only if I claim it in the next 15 (probably now 10) minutes. Is that what you intended?
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Works for me FF, Dounreay Fly Fishing Association which has the lease of Stemster/Scarmclate!
Skoosh.
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With your reassurance, I tried again and it went to the right place this time.
So there are indeed two lochs, about 11 miles apart, known by the same name. How confusing! :)
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That's the Gollachs fur ye! ;D
Skoosh.