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Ordnance Survey - Orkney county, OS Name Books - Orkney county - Volume 11 - Parishes of Hoy and Graemsay and Walls, OS1/23/11

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Dwarfie Stone - continued

two beds of stone, with a passage between there is an entrance about three feet & half square, and a stone lies before it, this may have been used to fit the opening. An openin gon the top of the stone gives light to the interior. The stone is situated about 5 chains North of Trowie Glen & immediately north of Dwarfie Hammers. property of J./G. Heddle Esqr of Hoy.
*** "The uppermost and largest bed is five feet eight inches long by two feet broad, which was supposed to be used by the dwarf himself; the lower couch is shorter and rounded off instead of being squared at the corners". "The Pirate".

Ordnance Survey - Orkney county, OS Name Books - Orkney county - Volume 11 - Parishes of Hoy and Graemsay and Walls, OS1/23/11

This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Hoy and Graemsay, and Walls.

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.

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