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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
BAY OF PIEROWALL Bay of Pierowall
Bay of Pierowall
Bay of Pierowall
Robert S. Stevenson Clerk to Mr. Traill
James Logie Postmaster Pierowall
John Drever. Sevarton.
075 Applies to a large and commodious bay. Situated near the north end of Westray. It opens in from the East for a distance of a mile and a half. It affords excellent anchorage for vessels of any description. At the head of this Bay is the village of Pierowall. It is [also, crossed out] bounded on the north by "Ouseness" and on the south by the "Ness of Brough."
CHALMERSQUOY Cha[r, crossed out]lmersquoy
Chalmersquoy
Chalmersquoy
Robert S. Stevenson. Clerk to Mr. Traill
James Logie Postmaster Pierowall
David Balfour Tenant
075 Applies to a small farm house and steading. Situated about 1/8 of a mile to the west of "Broughton" and about 1/4 of a mile east of Pierowall Post Office.
Note! All the foregoing named are on the property of Thomas Traill Esquire of Holland with the exception of Chalmersquoy which is the property of Colonel Balfour of Balfour and Trenabie.

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