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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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DENNIS HEAD | Dennis Head Dennis Head |
Admiralty Chart Johnstons Map of Shetland |
073 | Aa low rocky Headland Situated at the north East end of North Ronaldshay & at the South east end of Dennis Ness. On this headland there is a Cylindrical tower of masonry 70 feet high, originally a lighthouse, it having been erected for that purpose in 1789. & discontinued in 1809. A new lighthouse has been built on a small eminence at the north east part of Dennis Ness, about 1/2 mile from this beacon. |
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