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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
HOOKIN Hookin
Hookin
Hookin
as above
Robert S. Stevenson Clerk to Thomas Traill Esquire of Holland
James Miller Farmer Backiskeel
Andrew Drever Farmer Daybreck
071 A small farm dwelling house and Steading on the east coast of Papa Westray 3/4ths of a mile south east of Holland and north of the east end of Lock of St. Tredwell.
LINKS Links
Links
Links
as above
Robert S. Stevenson Clerk to Thomas Traill Esquire of Holland
James Miller Farmer Backiskeel
Andrew Drever Farmer Daybreck
071 A farm dwelling house & steading 1/2 mile east of the Mansion House of Holland and 1/8 of a mile north of Loch of St. Tredwell
STANDING STONE [Holland] Standing Stone
Standing Stone
Standing Stone
Robert S. Stevenson Clerk to Thomas Traill Esquire of Holland and Papa Westray
James Miller Farmer Backiskeel
Andrew Drever Farmer Daybreck
071 A stone fixed in the ground about 3 feet high a short distance north of the Mansion House of Holland. No information can be got as to the date of its erection but it is evidently an antiquity or of so remote origin as to be classed amongst the numerous monoliths in the northern & Western Isles, of which no information can be obtained as to their use.

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70 Island of Papa Westray Parish of Westray, Orkney

Page signed -
"Jno Durran
SapperR.E."

Transcriber's notes

There is some faint underwriting below the description remarks the last part of which reads 'states it to be ancient'
page signed off as: Jno. Durran Sapper R. E.

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sue, Kugi

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