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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOO BRECK | Boobreck Boobreck Boobreck Boobreck Boo Breck |
Mr James Robertson of Lyking etc Mr Joseph Robertson Farmer New Laith Mr. Peter Sabiston Farmer Newhouse Mr Alexander Sabiston Farmer Easthouse Adopted |
100 | Applies to a hill face of considerable extent situated about 1/2 mile South of Doehouse 1/2 westwards of Midhouse the property of Mr. James Robertson Esqr. [Esquire] of Lyking |
| STONE CIST [tumulus, Boo Breck] | 100 | |||
| TENSTON | Tenston Tenston Tenston Tenston |
Mr James Robertson of Lyking etc Mr Joseph Robertson Farmer Laith Mr Peter Sabiston Farmer Newhouse Mr Alexander Sabiston Farmer Easthouse | 100 | An extensive district extending from the northern extremity of Wasbuster northwards to the Mill of Rango, a distance of about 1 1/2 miles, on the West it is bounded by Hestwall and on the East by "Loch of Harray" its mean breadth is about 2 miles Proprietors various |
| TUMULI [Boo Breck] | Tumuli (Remains of) Tumuli (Remains of) Tumuli (Remains of) Tumuli (Remains of) |
Mr James Robertson Farmer Lyking Mr Joseph Robertson Farmer New Laith Mr Peter Sabiston Farmer Newhouse Mr Alexander Sabiston Farmer Easthouse | 100 | Supposed ancient burial mounds consisting of raised mounds of earth and rubbish situated at the northern extremity of Boobreck and about 1/2 mile Westward of Midhouse the property of Mr James Robertson of Lyking etc. The whole of these objects (8 in number) appear to have been excavated, but when or by whom cannot now be ascertained, In the largest of them a stone cist, which still remains intact, has been uncovered, |
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Parish of Sandwick OrkneySigned: Kenneth Campbell C/A
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