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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turra Taing | Turra Taing Turra Taing Turra Taing |
Andrew Mure Esqr. Sheriff Substitute John Bigland Garthpool Lerwick Sinclair Pottinger Greemesta |
053.05 | This name applies to a small promontory situated immediately opposite & east of the "Green Head," on the Island of "Bressay" These two promontories viz, the "Green Head" & Turra Taing, forms the north entrance of "Bressay Sound" |
| Beach of Turrataing | Beach of Turrataing | Andrew Mure Esq. Sheriff Substitute John Bigland Garthpool Lerwick Sinclair Pottinger Greemesta |
053.05 | This name applies to a small shingly beach, situated on the east side of "Turra Taing" it [is] about one hundred yard's long by sixtysix wide at low water. |
| North Corse | North Corse | Andrew Mure Esqr. Sheriff Substitute John Bigland Garthpool Lerwick Sinclair Pottinger Greemesta |
053.05 | This name applies to a small hill situated about three quarters of a mile west of the "Hill of the Green Head" and the property of Lady Nicolson Fetlar |
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[Page] 72Parishes of Bressay, Lerwick -- Shetland
[signed] W Murray
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