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Farne Islands 6 inch

List of Names as written on the Plan	Various modes of Spelling the same Names	Authority for those modes of Spelling	Situation	Descriptive Remarks, or other General Observations which may be considered of Interest
Staples Island	Staples Island	Admiralty Chart	on Sheet	This islet is the westernmost of the
	Staples Island	Mr Tate; Alnwick	12.d.D	outer cluster, and often gives name
	Staples Island	Mr Darling; Longstone		to those extending easterly half a mile:
	Staples Island	Mr Patterson; Monkshouse		it is of a triangular shape, with
				scanty vegetation, as the surface is for
				the most part rocky, and having a
				bold cliff on its southern side: there
				isare the remains of an old square light
				-house tower on its highest part

Brownsman Haven	Brownsman Haven	Admiralty Chart	on Sheet	A narrow passage or Channel
	Brownsman Haven	Mr Tate; Alnwick	12.d.D	between Brownsman Island,
	Brownsman Haven	Mr Darling; Longstone		Roddam & Green, & South Wanses –
	Brownsman Haven	Mr Patterson; Monkshouse

Brownsman	Brownsman Island	Admiralty Chart	on Sheet	Brownsman island almost joins Staples
Island	Brownsman Island	Mr Tate; Alnwick	12.d.D	island and at low water the passage
	Brownsman Island	Mr Darling; Longstone		between these is dry. There is a bold
	Brownsman Island	Mr Patterson; Monkshouse		cliff, about 40 feet high, on South and
				west sides, and there is a deserted
				tower, and the remains of another one
				both formerly being lighthouses, and a
				house used in summer as the residence
				of the person, who watches the birds

Note: Unsigned

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Transcribed by SMH and CC