OS1/31/8/88

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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
Burgi Ayre Burgi Ayre
Burgi Ayre
Burgi Ayre		 Revd: [Reverend] Dr [Doctor] Craig Sandwick
Malcolm Smith Sand
James Leask The Park		 063.04 Applies to a beach of shingle & stones situate immediately N. [North] of Castle of Mousa and a short distance N. [North] of The Knowe
Scarfi Stack Scarfie Stack


Scarfi Stack		 Revd: [Reverend] Dr [Doctor] Craig Sandwick
Malcolm Smith Sand
James Leask The Park
(adopted)		 063.04 Applies to a detached rock situate about 1/6 mile N. [North] of Castle of Mousa and about 1/4 S. [South] of West Ham
Castle of Mousa Castle of Mousa Revd: [Reverend] Dr [Doctor] Craig Sandwick
Malcolm Smith Sand
James Leask The Park		 063.04 The Burgh of Mousa is, perhaps, the most perfect of its kind now extant in Europe. It occupies a circular site of ground, about 50 feet in diameter, and is built of middle sized schistoze Stones, well laid together without any Cement.
Brough of Mousa Burgh of Mousa
Pictish Castle or Burgh
Pictish Tower		 Andersons Guide to the Highlands.
Corries Shetland
North Sea Pilot
Archaeologia Scotica pp 182. 207		 063.04 The Burgh of Mousa is, perhaps, the most perfect of its kind now extant in Europe. It occupies a circular site of ground, about 50 feet in diameter, and is built of middle sized schistoze stones, well laid together without any cement. [continued on page 89]

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[Page] 88
Parish of Sandwick -- County of Shetland
[Signed] A S Gordon c/a [civilian assistant]

Transcriber's notes

Brough of Mousa
Archaeologia Scotica: The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland - a periodical journal - This is from Vol 5 (1890)
http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archiveDS/archiveDownload?t=arch-352-1/dissemination/pdf/arch_scot_vol_005/05_199_212.pdf

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Nora Edwards, Trondragirl- Moderator

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Sandwick Parish, Shetland County, South Ronaldsay Parish

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