OS1/31/10/222
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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Compass Head | Compass Head Compass Head Compass Head |
Rev. [Reverend] William Brand Dunrossness Henry Gilbertson Tailor Virkie Robert Isbister, Factor Grutness |
067.14 | The highest point of of The Compass situate about 3/4 mile E. [east] of Sumburgh and about 1 mile N. [north] of Sumburgh Head Light House. |
Muldri Geo | Muldri Geo Muldri Geo Muldri Geo |
Rev. [Reverend] William Brand Dunrossness Henry Gilbertson Tailor Virkie Robert Isbister, Factor Grutness | 067.14 | A small creek situate immediately north of "The Slithers" and about 1/8 mile south of "Maggie Morris' Gio" |
The Compass | The Compass The Compass The Compass |
Rev. [Reverend] William Brand Dunrossness Henry Gilbertson Tailor Virkie Robert Isbister, Factor, Grutness | 067.14 | A bold rocky headland extending from Grey Stane on the South to South Kills Wick on the north and about 3/4 mile East of Sumburgh |
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This name should be written on the top of the cliff, not on its face [signature?](probably a corruption of Kamb-áss = the ridge of the Comb or crest)
A.S. Gordon
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