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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEERNESS | Deerness | Johnstons Map of Orkney Peaces Map of the Orkney Islands Andersons Guide to the Highlands Philips County Atlas of Scotland Oliver & Boyds Edinburgh Almanac Peaces Orkney Directory The Orkney & Shetland Guide & Directory Stat [Statutory] a/c [account] of Scotland Impr [Imperial] Gazetteer of Scotland John A Bruce Esq [Esquire] Sheriff Clerk Orkney |
109; 110; 115; 116 | Deerness parish Comprises a peninsula of its own name and the three Islands of Copinsay, Corn Holm & Horse of Copinsay at the South west side of the parish it is connected by a narrow isthmus with the most easterly part of St Andrews. It is bounded on the South by the German Ocean, on the West & North West by Deer Sound and an undefined line at the narrow isthmus at Sandi Sand on the east by the German Ocean & on the north by Deer Sound. There is no detached part of this parish locally situated within the boundary of any other parish nor is there any detached part of any other locally situated within the boundary of this one. It Contains about 6158 Statute acres |
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