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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STANDING STONE [Switha, of Point of Pool] | Standing Stone | Andrew Gold Esq Grainbank John Ross farmer Bow James Barnet Pan |
123 | A stone about 3 feet high supposed to be an antiquity but no information can be obtained concerning it situated on the island of Switha 1/8 of a mile east of Point of Pool and about the same distance north west of "The Kiln". |
| SWITHA | Switha Switha Switha Switha Switha Switha Switha Switha |
Andrew Gold Esq Grainbank John Ross farmer Bow James Barnet Pan Johnston's Map of Orkney Handbook to the Orkneys Admiralty Chart North Sea Pilot Parrys Orkney Islands |
123 | An uninhabited pastoral island in the Pentland Firth bounded on the west by Cantic Sound on the north by Switha Sound and on the south and east by the Pentland firth. It lies from a south west to a north easterly direction is about 3/4 of a mile in length and about 3/8 of a mile wide. Situated in the parish of Walls & Flotta about one mile north east of Cantic head and about 1 1/4 mile south of the Church of Flotta on the north east side of the island is a large circular cairn of stones which looks very much like the "Green Hills" [underlined] in the "South Walls" [underlined] district. No information can be obtained regarding it. |
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