OS1/23/20/133
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROUGH (Site of) [Hillock of Fea, Burray] | Brough (Site of) Human Remains found A.D. 1865 Brough (Site of) Human Remains found A.D. 1865 Brough (Site of) Human Remains found A.D. 1865 |
Revd. [Reverend] W.B. Melville, Burray Mr. D.M. Sutherland, Farmer, Skerpie Mr. S. Wylie Farmer, Pole | 121 | Human remains found here in the Year 1865; it has not yet been opened up, but is supposed by the natives to be a Picts House; similar in Construction to the old Brough situated at the north east end of Burray, is in the occupation of D.M. Sutherland & the property of the Earl of Zetland. The remains found consisted of a human skull and bones of left arm Complete together with several detached portions of a human skeleton, |
| HILLOCK OF FEA | Hillock of Fea Hillock of Fea Hillock of Fea Hillock of Fea |
Revd. [Reverend] W.B. Melville, Burray Mr. D.M. Sutherland, Farmer, Skerpie Mr. S. Wylie Farmer, Pole Revd. [Reverend] W.G. Macfie, B.A. Burray |
121 | Applies to a green mound on the south Coast of Burray about 1/4 of a mile south from Leith, & 3/8 of a mile south east of Skerpie, is so called from a house named Fea, that formerly stood near this spot. |
| HUMAN REMAINS FOUND A.D. 1865 [Brough, Hillock of Fea, Burray] | 121 |
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Parish of South Ronaldshay Island of Burray, OrkneySigned R. Hawkins S.R.E.
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