Volume contents
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- 86 - Hoy and Graemsay , title page
- 87 - Hoy and Graemsay , index
- 92 - Hoy and Graemsay , note on spelling
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEEKHOUSE | Leekhouse (supposed ancient burial ground) Leekhouse (supposed ancient burial ground) Leekhouse (supposed ancient burial ground) |
J.G. Moodie Heddle Esq. Melsetter Hoy Rev. R. Watson, Moness Mr J. Robb, farmer Linksness | 112 | Supposed ancient burial ground situated about 1/8 of a mile south of Moness and the same distance south east of Linksness. No reliable information concerning this burial ground is obtainable but the inhabitants and the proprietor are of the opinion that it has been at some period or other used as a burial ground though now nothing but seemingly a piece of rough pasture, and no traces of there ever having been a house on the spot as the name implies there has. Leekhouse means "dead house" in the former language spoken by the inhabitants. |
| STONE CIST AND HUMAN REMAINS FOUND A.D. 1876 [Leekhouse] | Stone Cist and Human Remains found A.D. 1876 | J.G. Moodie Heddle Esq. Melsetter Hoy Mr J Robb, farmer, Linksness Mr William Clouston, Joiner, Moness |
112 | In the year 1876 while Mr Isaac Robb (who hold the farm of Linksness in which Leekhouse is situated) was ploughing the field he discovered a rude stone cist and human remains on this spot. |
Ordnance Survey - Orkney county, OS Name Books - Orkney county - Volume 10 - Parish of Hoy and Graemsay, OS1/23/10
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Hoy and Graemsay.
Ordnance Survey - Orkney county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Orkney, which is in the north of Scotland.