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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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Aith Ness | Aith Ness Aith Ness Aith Ness Aithness Aithness Aithness |
Andrew Mure Sheriff Substitute James Robertson Grawster John Sinclair Aithness Johnston's Map Estate Map Bressay Valuation Roll |
053.02 | This anme applies to a long headland penetrating in a northerly direction its greatest length is about one mile by one half mile, there is a small "Island" lying to the northeast of it, and divides it from it by a small channel the western boundary of the Ness is formed by a large "Voe" or "Bay" which for the most part is navigable to all vessels and affords good anchorage for the same This "Ness" is the property of Miss Ann Moat Gardie House Island of Bressa. |
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[Page] 30Parish of Bressay -- Shetland
[signed] William Murray Sap R. E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
Aith Ness [Note] (Eid - Nes = the ness of the isthmus)
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