OS1/23/20/97
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST MARGARET'S HOPE [bay] | St [Saint] Margaret's Hope St [Saint] Margaret's Hope St [Saint] Margaret's Hope St [Saint] Margaret's Hope St [Saint] Margt's [Margaret's] Hope Margaret's Hope St [Saint] Margaret's Hope |
W.B. Swanson Esqr. [Esquire] St [Saint] Margaret's Hope W. T. Norquay Banker W.B. Swanson Esqr. [Esquire] St [Saint] Margaret's Hope Mr. James Forbes. Schoolmaster. Brandiquoy Imperial Gazetteer Handbook to the Orkneys Robertson's Gaelic Top. of Scotland. Barrays Orkney Islands. |
120 | "A harbour and Post office village on the north coast" of the island. The harbour "is one of the safest and best in the kingdom", The village stands at the head of the harbour and is the seat of an industrious population, chiefly engaged in fisheries", There is a branch of the Union Bank of Scotland in the village, also a Post Office, an Inn and several shops. "Here the Princess Margaret, Maid of Norway, died (1290) while on her way to Scotland" (Imp [Imperial] Gazetteer of Scotland) "St. [Saint] Margarets Hope. In this small but secure basin, there is good ancorage in 3 to 4 fathoms, rather towards the western shore. The head of the hope which is skirted by a Village is rather flat. A spit of stones, extending from the west point of the entrance, protects the hope in winds from the northward. this spit dries at a 1/4 ebb, its north side is flat, but there are 15 feet at low water close to the outer end which is named Needle Point and is marked by a pole beacon. Three quarters to the westward of Cara Point a rocky flat names the Taing of Knockhall, projects from the shore for 2 Cables, and Continues round the east point of St [Saint] Margarets Hope to abreast Knockhall." (North Sea Pilot) |
| ST MARGARET'S HOPE [village] | St [Saint] Margaret's Hope St [Saint] Margaret's Hope |
North Sea Pilot Admiralty Chart |
120 | |
Continued entries/extra info
Parish of South Ronaldshay South Ronaldshay, Orkney.Signed Alexander Fraser C. A.
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