OS1/31/4/149
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urn found A.D. 1831 | Urn found A. D. 1831 Urn found A. D. 1831 Urn found A. D. 1831 |
Mrs. Brydon, Sand House Mrs. Shand, Sand House Mrs. White, Sand House |
047.16 | This object was found about four yards E. [East] from the eastern wall of the outhouse at the Manse of Sandsting, and opposite the S. W. [South West] corner of the garden wall. The late Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Brydon refers to this, and another urn found at a point nearly half a mile farther N. [North] in page 112 of the "New Statistical Account of Scotland", as follows;- "I have discovered two other urns on the glebe, filled with a black unctuous earth, but so much decayed, that no part of them could be lifted" |
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[Page] 149Parish of Sandsting Shetland.
[Signed] A. McDonald 2nd. Corpl. R. E. [2nd Corporal Royal Engineers]
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