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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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STEWS HEAD | Stews Head Stews Head Stews Head Stow Head |
Handbook to the Orkney islands. Mr. William Sinclair Farmer Stews Mr. David Thomson Sharnymire Handbook to the Orkneys Admiralty Chart |
124 | Applies to an oblong promontory on which is situated the farm of Stews; It forms the boundary of the southeast side of Newark Bay. The land is almost all cultivated but the sea coast is very rocky and precipitous. it is the property of J. G. M. Heddle Esquire Melsetter Walls. |
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