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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TANKERNESS HALL | Tankerness Hall Tankerness Hall Tankerness Hall Tankerness |
Simon Leitch, Factor, occupier Revd. [Reverend] Oliver Scott, Parish Minister Revd. [Reverend] John Stewart F. C. [Free Church], Orkney Rentals, dated 1497, 1595, & 1627 |
109 | Applies to an old Mansion house with ornamental grounds, gardens & also a large substantial farm steading attached, situate about 5 miles E. [East] of Kirkwall and about 1 mile N.E. [North East] of the Parish Church, Midway between the house & steading and surrounded by a stone wall is the Parish Grave Yard, supposed to be of ancient date, but no authentic information can be obtained, as to whither it is an antiquity or not. In the grave yard is the tomb or vault of the late Mr & Mrs BaiKie, and on the N. [North] side of the tomb where marked on trace, is the site of the Old Parish Church |
| CHURCH (Site of) [nr Tankerness Hall] | Church (site of) | 109 | In the grave yard is the tomb or vault of the late Mr & Mrs BaiKie, and on the N. [North] side of the tomb where marked on trace, is the site of the Old Parish Church |
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