OS1/31/3/10

List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
Brough Brough Mr Hoseason Postmaster Mossbank Shetland
Mr Robert Malcolmson Crofter Brough
Mr Pole
Valuation Roll
Johnston's map
025 This name applies to a few crofters houses situated at 40 chains north of Neshion they are built of stone thatched 1 storey high and in middling repair and are the property of Miss Gifford of Busta Shetland and other small proprietors
Fugla Ness Fooglans


Fugla Ness
Mr Hoseason
Mr G Green Coffter Outtown
Mr Pole
Re-submitted
025 This name applies to a point on the coast situated at 10 chains east of Brough and about 10 chains north of Giffords Fancy it is covered with rough grass and is the property of Miss Gifford and others
Out-ton Outton Mr Hoseason
Mr G. Green Outtown
Mr Poe
025 This name applies to a cotter's house situated at 17 chains north of Brough it is built of stone thatched 1 storey high and in poor repair it is the property of Mr T. Hughson Firth near Mossbank Shetland

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Shetland -- Parish of Delting

Fugla Ness [Note] Fugl, sea bird, "fowl" nes, ness. wild-fowls' ness

"Toun" or town in Shetland is applied generally to a cluster of crofts inside a dyke or fence which separates them from the hill pasture. It is applied in the Scotch lowland sense, viz. to a farm or farm buildings

Out-ton [note] 'Ut-tun' = outer town (ton has been adopted in Shetland generally for the forms -town; -toun; -ton written by examiners)

Transcriber's notes

Situation has been changed to 025 as Map 025.03 unavailable.

  Transcribers who have contributed to this page.

Trondragirl- Moderator, ianacooper, PaulBendix