Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUSSNESS | Russness | Major Calder, Factor, Shapinshay Peter Foubister, Farmer, Gairsay John Bichan, Crofter, Gairsay |
096 | Applies to an old farmhouse, now unoccupied and in a dilapidated condition, situate on the E. side of the island of Gairsay a short distance N.E. from the head of Millburn Bay. The property of Colonel D. Balfour of Balfour & Trenabie. |
| RUSSNESS BAY | Russness Bay | Major Calder, Factor, Shapinshay Peter Foubister, Farmer, Gairsay John Bichan, Crofter, Gairsay |
096 | A small bay on the east side of the island of Gairsay at the north end of the Hen of Gairsay, a peninsula connected by a narrow neck of land between Millburn Bay & Russness Bay. |
| SKELBUST | Skelbust | Major Calder, Factor, Shapinshay Peter Foubister, Farmer, Gairsay John Harcus, occupier |
096 | Applies to a farm house situate on the east side of the island of Gairsay about 1/2 mile north of Boray & 1/4 mile N.W. from the head of Millburn Bay. The property of Colonel D. Balfour of Balfour & Trenabie. |
Ordnance Survey - Orkney county, OS Name Books - Orkney county - Volume 15 - Parish of Rendall, OS1/23/15
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Rendall.
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.