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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAVES [Germiston] | Graves | 107 | There is tumuli here which is said to be some of the graves of those who fell in this battle. | |
| JENNYVAL | Jennyval Jennyval Jennyval |
JOhn Sinclair Finstown Peter Leith James Hay |
107 | A small hill situated a short distance to the east of Summer Dale . The Boundary between Stenness & Orphir passes over this Hill or Knoll |
| Site of BATTLE between the forces of the Earl of Caithness and Sir James Sinclair A.D. 1529 [Germiston] | Site of Battle Between the forces of the Earl of Caithness and Sir James Sinclair A D 1529 | 107 | "Upon the 18th May 1529 in the reign of James V John Earl of Caithness, pretending some right to Orkney, came over with some troops to seize. [He] landed at Howton and proceeded to Summerdale in Stenness, where they [were] beat back by the Orkney & Shetland people into a place called the Moss of Bigswell, where the Earl and most the people were killed and the rest taken prisoners, numbers of there bones & part of there clothing have been dug up. Vide New St. Account of Scotland & Hand Book to the Orkney Islands. There is Tumuli here which is said to be some of the graves of those who fell in this battle | |
| SUMMERS DALE | Summer Dale Summer Dale Summer Dale Summers Dale |
John Sinclair late Schoolmaster Firth Peter Leith Appiehouse James Hay Oback Statistical Account of Scotland Vol 15 |
107 | Is applied to a moorland situated on the south side of the Parish of Stenness and adjacent & to the south of the district of Germiston in 1529 a battle was fought here between Caithness men & Orkney men. |
Transcriber's notes
Portion of descriptive remarks about the Battle pertaining to "Graves" transcribed again here.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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