OS1/23/15/27
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAIRSAY SOUND | Gairsa Sound Gairsay Sound |
"North Sea Pilot" Mr James Mainland Mr John Craigie Mr Thomas B. Reid |
096 | Applies to the channel between the Islands of Gairsay & Viera |
| GARSON | Garson Garson Garson |
Mr John Mowat Mr A. Robertson Rev. A. Macgregor Rose |
096 | Applies to a ruin situated 18 chains N.W. of Midland and close by the south shore of Wood Wick. |
| NORTH HEAD | North Head North Head North Head |
Major Calder, Factor, Shapinshay Peter Foubister Gairsay John Bichan, Crofter Gairsay |
096 | Applies to a small promontory projecting into the sea at the north east end of the island of Gairsay, it is the most northern land or point of the island, hence the appellation "North Head". |
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