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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Chapel and Burial Ground | Burial Ground & Site of Chapel Burial Ground & Site of Chapel Burial Ground & Site of Chapel Burial Ground & Site of Chapel Site of St John's Chapel & Burial Ground |
William Lawrenson, Kirkabister. Lawrence Gifford, Kirkabister William Gifford, Kirkabister Peter Gifford, Kirkabister Sir R. Sibbald 1711 |
057.06 | A small enclosed piece of arable ground. generally known to be an ancient Burial Ground, which has been in connection with an amcient Romish Chapel which is known to have stood in its centre. It is sitauted a few chains S.E. [South East] of Kirkabister |
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[Page] 368Parish of Bressay, -- Shetland.
St John's Chapel and Burial Ground [note] "Bressay has 2 churches &c and also a chapel at the SSW [South South West] end at Kirkabister, named St John's, now ruinous." Sir R Sibbald 1711 p. [page] 29.
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