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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill of Reafirth | Hill of Reafirth | Mr. L. Williamson P.M. [Post Master] Mid Yell Mr. L Williamson Innkeeper Linkshouse Mr Thomas Johnson Sheriff Officer Reafirth. |
016.05 | Ths name applies to a prominent ridge running in a Southerly direction; from Hill Ure to "Stura Scord." from the Scord it changes its name. The public Road runs close along the East side of this Hill and on the west side, and flowing parallel in a Northerly Direction, is the "Burn of Laxa". This Hill is the property of Mr. Sivwright Lerwick |
| Stoura Scord | Stura Scord Stoura Scord |
Mr. L. Williamson P.M. [Post Master] Mid Yell Mr. L Williamson Innkeeper Linkshouse Mr Thomas Johnson Sheriff Officer Reafirth. |
016.05 | This name applies to a medium sized hollow situated about two and a quarter mile to the South of Mid Yell P.O. the course of this hollow is from the "Lee of Otterswick." and running for 3/4 Mile N.W. [North-West] This Scord forms the division between the "Hill of Reafirth", and the "Wart of Airisdale" there is a small stream flowing through it, having its source near the Leas of the Scord. this stream is know as the "North Burn of Otterswick. The Scord is the property Mr Ogilvie Robertson West Sandwick. |
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[Page] 255Shetland Parish of Mid and South Yell
[Signed] W Murray Sapr R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
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