OS1/23/13/31

List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
ANTABRECK 072
FREE CHURCH [nr Howar] Free Church
Free Church
Free Church
Charles Thomson, Farmer, Howar
William Tulloch, Farmer, Rue
Revd. Robert Wilson, Minister
072 A large building stone and slated belonging to the Free Church of Scotland situated about the centre of the island and about midways between the North Ronaldshay Lighthouse and the farm of Howar - Sittings about 250.
POST OFFICE [Antabreck] Antabreck
(Post Office)
Antabreck (Post Office)
Antabreck (Post Office)
Charles Thomson, Farmer, Howar
William Tulloch, Farmer, Rue
Donald Thomson, tenant
072 A farm Dwelling house and Steading and also Post Office, property of William Traill Esq of Woodwick M.D., about 1/8 of a mile north of the Free Church. Letters are dispatched and arrive every Wednesday (weather permitting) via Sanday.
TWO STONE CISTS CONTAINING HUMAN REMAINS FOUND A.D. 1874 [Antabreck] Two Stone Cists, containing Human Remains, found A.D. 1874 072 Near the east end of the farm Steading were dug up in 1874 two stone Coffins one containing a Skeleton, the other ashes. The Coffins were end to end and measured 4 Feet long, 2 Feet broad and 2 1/2 feet deep. They were again covered up and are still there.

Continued entries/extra info

Purtabreck Purtabreck Charles Thomson, Farmer, Howar A farm Dwelling house and Steading the property of William Traill Esquire
Purtabreck William Tulloch, Farmer, Rue of Woodwick M.D. a short distance north of the Free Church and west of
Purtabreck Thomas Tulloch, tenant the farm of Waterhouse.

Transcriber's notes

The entry for the Two Stone Cists is a continuation of the Antabreck (Post Office) entry, with the information regarding dispatch of post appearing at the end of the Cists description. The transcription has added the dispatch of post at the end of the Antabreck (Post Office) description.

The Antabreck heading seems to have been duplicated and Purtabreck omitted.

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