OS1/23/22/136
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FARAFIELD HOUSE | Farafield House Farafield House Farafield House Farafield House Farafield House |
R. Macpherson, Distiller, Alfred St [Street] D. Macpherson Distiller, Alfred St [Street] John Rae. Bookseller, Victoria St. [Street] James Spence Esqr. [Esquire] Nat [National] Bank Stromness Mr John Brown Mercht [Merchant] Stromness |
106 | A dwellinghouse situate immediately west of the Distillery and eight chains south of Whitehouse. The property of John Sinclair (Minor) Alfred Street, Stromness. |
| Site of WHITEHOUSE | Whitehouse (Site of) Whitehouse (Site of) Whitehouse (Site of) |
James. Spence Esq. [Esquire] Banker Stromness William Hay Esq. [Esquire] Banker Stromness William Ross Esq. [Esquire] Writer Stromness |
106 | The site of an ancient dwellinghouse, situated on the E. side of the Harbour of Stromness near the Whitehouse Rocks in the centre of a cabbage yard, remarkable from its having been the property and birthplace of Gow the pirate |
| STROMNESS HARBOUR | Stromness Harbour Stromness Harbour Stromness Harbour |
James Spence Esq. [Esquire] Banker Stromness William Hay Esq. [Esquire] Banker Stromness William Ross Esq. [Esquire] Writer Stromness | 106 | A natural bay situated on the E. side of the borough of Stromness, "The harbour is one of the most commodious in the north of Scotland, and forms a safe retreat to all sorts of vessels, It lies on the E. side of the parish, and is approached by the south, is about a mile in length & somewhat less than half a mile in breadth," Extract from New Stat. [Statistical] Acct. [Account] |
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