OS1/31/22/23

  1. Records
  2. Ordnance Survey Name Books
  3. Shetland OS Name Books, 1877-1878
  4. Shetland, Volume 22
  5. OS1/31/22/23
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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
Brough Brough Charles Arthur Schoolmaster, Sandfield Robert Douall Schoolmaster, Norwick Andrew Stickle Burrafirth 002.02 Applies to the remains of the so-called Pictish buildings situate on the coast 4 chains S of Burger Stack.
Burger Stack Burger Stack
Burgar Stack (in red)		 Charles Arthur Schoolmaster, Sandfield Robert Douall Schoolmaster, Norwick Andrew Stickle Burrafirth 002.02 Applies to a High Water(H,W.) rock situate 30 chains S.W. of the Ness.

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(Header) Island of Unst
Parish of Unst Shetland Isles
(Across columns 3 & 4 is written) = Borgar-statikr, stack of the Brough or fort
(Across column 3 is written) Norse Borg, a fort.

Transcriber's notes

The first entry on the page is for The Ness but entries written in columns 1 & 2 have cancelled written against them and the entry in column 5 has been crossed through.

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