OS1/31/1/366
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lighthouse | Lighthouse (Revolving, Red and White.) Lighthouse (Revolving, Red and White.) Lighthouse (Revolving, Red and White.) Lighthouse. |
Andrew Mure Esqr. Sheriff Substitute William Tait Grindiscol John Laurenson Daal Orkney and Shetland Guide 1878 Oliver and Boyd's Almanac. 1875 Estate Map. Bressay. |
057.06 | This name applies to the Harbour light of Lerwick, It is situated on the South western extremity of the "Island of Bressay. also at the South entrace of "Bressay Sound". It was built in 1858 by the Commissioners of northern Lighthouses, It is forty feet in height, the light is a "Catadioptric Holophotal" second class revolving Red and white, shewing flashes alternately every minute, and visible fifteen nautical miles |
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[Page] 366Parish of Bressay. -- Shetland
[signed] W Murray SRE [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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Hole of the Ovluss [Note] Cancelled
Lighthouse [Note] Revolving, Red and White
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