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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURIAL GROUND [Staves] | Burial Ground | Mr. J. Forbes Schoolmaster Stronsay Mr. J. Brodie Midgarth Stronsay Mr. P. A. Calder Huip. | 092 | Situated about 286 yards south from this house and adjacent to the side of the public road, is a small patch of rough pasture, which tradition says, is the place where the people of Stronsay who were slain in a battle between them and the Sanday people were buried. |
| ST JOHN'S HILL | St. John's Hill | Mr. J. Forbes Schoolmaster Stronsay Mr. J. Brodie Midgarth Stronsay Mr. P. A. Calder Huip. | 092 | This name is applied to a small Cultivated knoll, situated about 400 yards south east from Staves. property of Coln. [Colonel] Balfour Shapinshay. |
| STAVES | Staves | Mr. J. Forbes Schoolmaster Stronsay Mr. J. Brodie Midgarth Stronsay Mr. P. A. Calder Huip. |
092 | This name applies to a small Cottage house tenanted by Mr. Calder of Huip it is situated about 1/2 a Mile south from Huip farm house on the north end of the Island. it is built of stone thatched one story high, in fair repair, |
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Orkney Parish of StronsaySigned: D. McKenzie
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