Snoterfield (or Snotterfield) in Watten Parish

[GordonSandison]

Hi,

I've come across mentions of couple of the branches of my family tree residing in Snotterfield in Watten Parish. In particular Sinclair Sandison baptised 21/08/1809 and Katharine Lavach baptised 24/09/1775. There is also a mention on the Ambaile newspaper index database in relation to the shooting of a dog in 1850!

I have scoured the OS maps and a few old maps on-line but can find no trace of it.

Does anyone know where this is?
Thanks
Gordon

[spittalhill]

I think Snotterfield is located to the south east of Watten village and to the west of Toftingall Loch, near where Shielton and Acharole are on present day maps and therefore not too far from Halsary where my ancestors lived. However it was not their dog the shooting of which was reported in the newspaper! At that time the area would have been open moorland.

[GordonSandison]

Hi Spittalhill,

Thanks for the reply - that ties in with an answer I got from the Caithness Archive Centre. They believe Shielton & Snotterfield to be one and the same. A burn in the area is marked as Snottergill on the 1st edition O.S. map of 1871.

 

[saddles]

the 2008 electoral rolls for Wick shows a Sandison in Watten, no Lavach anywhere
in Caithness.............PM me if you would like the name/address of the Sandison.

Mike.

[spittalhill]

The modern spelling of Lavach is Levack, and there used to be a number of them in Caithness, including Watten & Halkirk Parishes