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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of St Ola's Church | Site of St. Ola's Church | C. C. Beatton Joseph Irvine Mr. Laurenson Fullerton's Gazetteer. |
052.06 | Applies to a place where it is generally believed the Church of "St Ola" stood at one time, there is no trace of it to be seen now, but an old man named Laurenson living near this place says that he remembers part of the wall of this church standing in the centre of the graveyard where the site of it is now shewn The old graveyard is situated in the District of Kirkhouse which place probably takes its name from the fact that a church Stood here at one time |
| Standing Stone | Standing Stone | C. C. Beatton Joseph Irvine Mr. Laurenson |
052.06 | A large rude stone standing about 7 feet high it has every appearance of having been Set up here at some remote period but for what purpose nothing is Known. Situated a short distance to the S.W. [South West] of Mailland |
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[Page] 35Parish of Whiteness -- Shetland
Site of St Ola's Church [note] There is a Parish named after this Saint "St. Ola" in Orkney, and as St. Magnus lived in the XI Centy. [Century] it is presumed that above named saint must have lived after him.
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