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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan) | (Wesleyan) Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan) Methodist Chapel (Wesleyan) Methodist Chapel |
William Morrison Teacher Burra Hance Smith, Gossigarth Alexander Christie, Symbister |
059.05 | Applies to a stone edifice used as a place of public worship by the Wesleyan sect; is situated on West Burra about 1/4 of a mile west from the Holm of Papal & about 1/8 of a mile south of Scorifield (Seats for 80) |
| Church on site of St Laurence's Church | Church (Seats 150) on site of St. Laurence's Church Church (Seats 150) on site of St. Laurence's Church Church (Seats 150) on site of St. Laurence's Church |
William Morrison Teacher Burra Hance Smith, Gossigarth Alexander Christie, Symbister |
059.05 | Applies to a substantial stone edifice (The Parish Church for Burra) with burial ground attached situated near the south end of West Burra & a short distance south of the Wesleyan Chaple Divine service held here every fortnight by the Revd [Reverend] Alexander Webster Quarff. |
| Scorifield Noust | Scorifield Noust Scorifield Noust Scorifield Noust |
William Morrison Teacher Burra Hance Smith, Gossigarth Alexander Christie, Symbister |
059.05 | Applies to a landing place in south Voe, situated a short distance west of the Holm of Papa & on the east side of Scorifield |
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[Page] 40Parish of Burra -- Shetland
[signed] R. Hawkins S.R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
St. Laurence's Church [note ]
"Kirk Island (now called West Burra) has a church within a mile of the South end near the Sound-side of Burray Isle, called St. Laurence Church, built by the midmost of the 3 Norwegian sisters (of whom the eldest built Tingwall & the youngest Ireland churches) whose steeple is 5 or 6 stories high altho' [although] a little church: its quire yet remains" - Sir R Sibbald 1711 old people still remember the old church: the present one is built on its site.
Scorifield Noust [note] Scorifield perhaps Skari-fell: Gull's-hill or from a man's name Skari Noust, a boat-house, or in Shetland a place for drawing up boats on the beach Norse Naust, a boat-shed or dock.
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