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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOY SOUND | Hoy Sound | North Sea Pilot Ad. Chart Imp Gazetteer Stat a/c of Scotland Peaces Map of Orkney Johnstons Map of Orkney |
106 | Hoy Mouth the western entrance to Hoy Sound may be distinguished from considerable distance by the red sandstone cliffs of Hoy Head. Hoy Sound is included between Ora Ness and Houton head upon the Shore of Mainland to the north eastward and Hoy and Green Heads in Hoy to the South westward, and the island GHraemsay divides it into two Channels; Burwick Sound, the Southern passage, is however unfit for ordinary navigation. Its western boundary is from the Kame of Hoy in Hoy to Break Ness on the Mainland. |
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