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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUSK HOLM | Rusk Holm Belongs to Westray |
Mr Hugh Marwick Postmaster Eady Mr James Harcus Eday Mr John Harcus Doggerboat Pharay |
086 | This name applies to a small island situated about four miles and a half west of Millbounds Eday. It is a good island for sheep and is covered with rough pasture, and is about a half mile long, from north to south and about 260 yards East and west. It's length including foreshore is about one mile and its width about one fourth of a mile. It is the property of the late Mr Stuart Westray who left it as an endowment to the Church of Scotland. |
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Transcriber's notes
This page IS IN THE WRONG BOOK. As the heading correctly states "Rusk Holm" is part of "Westray" and this page should be in the Westray Parish volume (Orkney, Volume26).The statement that Rusk Holm "is the property of the the late Mr Stuart Westray" is NOT CORRECT. At that time Rusk Holm (as was the whole of the district of Rapness, Westray) was the propery of Thomas Traill Esq. Holland. Also the late Mr Stuart of Westray was MR STEWART.
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