OS1/23/24/92
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURGHGATE | Burghgate | John Forbes Schoolmaster Alexander Learmonth Millfield James Twatt Rothiesholm | 098 | This name applies to a small dwelling house, one story high built of stone thatch roof, in good repair, situated about 300 yards south of Bomasty, property of J.G.M. Heddle Esq [Esquire] of Melse_ter. |
| ROITHISHOLM | Rothiesholm Roithisholm |
John Forbes Schoolmaster Alexander Learmonth Millfield James Twatt Rothiesholm Colonel Balfour of Balfour |
098 | This name applies to a large cultivated district which is comprised of one large farm-steading & several small dwelling houses, & a fishing station, not of a very extensive scale, & lately there has been a school opened at an old store house, which is not at present in connection with the school Board, The district forms a peninsula, only being joined by a narrow neck of land about 250 yards upon the west side, & upon the south side of the narrow slip is the Bay of Holland, & on the north St Catherine's Bay, situated about two miles west of Post Office property of J.G.M Heddle, Esq [Esquire] of Melseter Hoy |
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Orkney Parish of StronsayRoithisholm - meaning "Holm of Indgment"
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