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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROUGH [Loch of St Tredwell] | Brough | 071 | Applies to a mound on the eastern shore of the Loch of St Tredwell and believed to be the remains of an ancient Brough_ | |
| HUMAN REMAINS AND ANCIENT COINS FOUND A.D. 1879 [Brough, Loch of St Tredwell] | (Human Remains & Ancient Coins found A.D. 1879) | Thomas Traill Esq | 071 | During the present year the sons of the Proprietor, were exploring the ruins & they dug up the skeleton of a woman and a number of ancient Coins, and, also discovered some underground passages which would lead to the conclusion that a Brough formerly existed there. |
| SAND GEO | Sand Geo Sand Geo Sand Geo |
as above Robert S. Stevenson Clerk to Thomas Traill Esq. of Holland James Miller Farmer Backiskeel Andrew Drever Farmer Daybreck |
071 | A Small Creek on the east coast of Papa Westray a Short distance South of the Corn Mill and South west of Mill Point |
| ST TREDWELL'S CHAPEL (In Ruins) | St. Tredwell's Chapel (Ruins of) St. Tredwell's Chapel (Ruins of) St Tredwell's Chapel (Ruins of) St. Tredwall's Chapel St. Tredwall's Chapel St. Tredwall's Chapel St Tradewell's Chapel |
Robert S. Stevenson Clerk to Thomas Traill Esq. of Holland and Papa Westray James Miller Farmer Backiskeel Andrew Drever Farmer Daybreck Orkney Guide & Directory Imperial Gazetteer Johnstone's Map Statistical Account of Scotland |
071 | The Ruins of an ancient Chapel dedicated to the Saint of the name of Tredwell Situated on a Peninusla near the centre and on the east Side of a fresh water Loch about 1/2 mile South east of the Mansion House of Holland |
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Island of Papa Westray Parish of Westray, Orkney 77Page signed
"Jno Durran
Sapper R.E."
Transcriber's notes
The second item on this page has been OMITTED and reads:-"Saoul Less, Saoul Less, Saoul Less; as above Robert S. Stevenson Clerk to Thomas Traill Esq. of Holland James Miller Farmer Backiskeel Andrew Drever Farmer Daybreck; A point of Low Water Rocks on the east coast of Papa Westray 1/4 of a mile north east of Cuppin and forming the north east entrance to the Bay of Burrland."
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