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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ness | Big Ness Big Ness Big Ness |
Andrew Mure Sheriff Substitute Laurence Williamson Noss Sound Ogilvie Gifford Lochside | 053.06 | This name applies to a medium sized headland penetrating in a southerly direction, being bound in on the East by "Matie Roe" and on the west by "Noss Sound", on the neck of the headland there is to be observed the remains of a Chapel, also the site of a Church Yard, the remains of shipwrecked sailors, was buried in the yard in the year 1870. |
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[Page] 42Parish of Bressay -- Shetland
[signed] William Murray S. R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]
Big Ness [Note] (Probably Bygt-ness, the ness of the house of habitation)
[Entry Scored Out]
Geo of Big Ness [Note] Cancelled By order John T. Hoban 14.5.78
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