OS1/31/7/22
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Burn | Mill Burn Mill Burn Mill Burn |
Revd. [Reverend] Alexander Webster, Quarff Malcolm Halcrow, Fladdabister George Jamieson Easthouse |
059.04 | Applies to a small stream flow[ing] from the east side of the loch of Fladdabister, in a south east direction to the north side of Whinaroo. |
| Madwell | Madwell Madwell Madwell |
Revd. [Reverend] Alexander Webster, Quarff Malcolm Halcrow, Fladdabister George Jamieson, Easthouse |
059.04 | Applies to a moss situ[ate] about ¼ of a mile west of The [--] & a short distance south of Vats Virda. John Bruce of Sumburgh is the principal p[ro]prietor. |
| Burn of Madwell | Burn of Madwell Burn of Madwell Burn of Madwell |
Revd. [Reverend] Alexander Webster, Quarff. Malcolm Halcrow, Fladdabister. George Jamieson, Easthouse. |
059.04 | Applies to a small stream rising on the west side of Madwell & flows in a north easterly direc[tion] to the south side of the Loch [of] Fladdabister. |
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[Page] 22Parish of Cunningsburgh -- Shetland
List of Names - under Madwell]
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[Various modes of Spelling - underneath Madwell and written across three columns]
-Well or -Wall or -Will in Shetland means either a field = völlr plural vellir genitive vallar
or hvalli, a hill
or -hóll, a hill or hillock
The Shetland houll is very frequently pronounced - will
[Signed] R. Hawkins S. R. E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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