OS1/23/22/53
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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LOCH OF STENNESS | Loch of Stenness Loch of Stenness Loch of Stenness Loch of Stenness |
Mr. Francis Taylor farmer Howe Mr. Peter Irvine farmer Lee Mr. William Johnston farmer Seatter Francis Taylor Esq. [Esquire] Howe, |
100 | A freshwater loch partly mixed with saltwater but not sufficient to make any distinctive difference in the ebb or flow. It is about 3 1/2 miles in length by about 1 1/2 in breadth and is almost bounded on the south by the public road leading from Stromness to Kirkwall, on the east it connects with the "Loch of Harray", at "Brogar", extending northword to "Voy", and bounded on the W. by Ness of Seatter. |
NESS OF SEATTER | Ness of Seatter Ness of Seatter Ness of Seatter Ness of Seatter |
Mr. Francis Taylor farmer Howe Mr. Peter Irvine farmer Lee Mr. William Johnston farmer Seatter Francis Taylor Esq. [Esquire] of Howe | 100 | A blunt low, heathy, promontory situated on the southwest side of "Loch of Stenness", and about 1/2 a mile south-east of Seatter: the property of Mrs. Watt of Kierfiold House and late of Breckness. |
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