Place names

These volumes provide information on the place names found in the Shetland parishes of Aithsting, Bressay, Burra, Cunningsburgh, Delting, Dunrossness, Fetlar, Gulberwick, Lerwick, Lunnasting, Mid Yell, Nesting, North Yell, Northmaven, Northmavine, Quarff, Sandness, Sandsting, Sandwick, South Yell, Tingwall, Unst, Walls, Weisdale, Whalsey and Whiteness in 1877-1878. The columns of these ledgers include the place name, any variant name and spellings, map sheet numbers and descriptive remarks.