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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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BAY OF DOOMY | Bay of Doomy | Mr. A. Horne, Factor Eday. Mr. H. Marwick, Postmaster. Mr. I. Hercus , South Fara Eday. |
086 | This name is applied to a small bay situated on the north side of Doomy. There is a funeral pile or cairn on the edge of the shore at this place. |
BROOMBANKS | Broombanks | Mr. A. Horne, Factor Eday. Mr. H. Marwick, Postmaster. Mr. I. Hercus , South Fara Eday. |
086 | This name applies to a cottage house, situated about 1/2 a mile south east from Allanhall, it is built of stone thatched, one storey high in good repair. |
CAIRN [Bay of Doomy] | Cairn | Mr. A. Horne, Factor Eday. Mr. H. Marwick, Postmaster. Mr. I. Hercus , South Fara Eday. |
086 | There is a funeral pile or cairn on the edge of the shore at this place. (This remark is also recorded with Bay of Doomy.) |
DOOMY | Doomy | Mr. A. Horne, Factor Eday. Mr. H. Marwick, Postmaster. Mr. I. Hercus , South Fara Eday. |
086 | This name applies to a prominent point of land situated about a mile south from Allanhall and at the north end of the Sands of Doomy. |
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Muriel Rousay
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