Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAVES [Germiston] | Graves | 107 | There is tumuli here which is said to be some of the graves of those who fell in this battle. | |
| JENNYVAL | Jennyval Jennyval Jennyval |
JOhn Sinclair Finstown Peter Leith James Hay |
107 | A small hill situated a short distance to the east of Summer Dale . The Boundary between Stenness & Orphir passes over this Hill or Knoll |
| Site of BATTLE between the forces of the Earl of Caithness and Sir James Sinclair A.D. 1529 [Germiston] | Site of Battle Between the forces of the Earl of Caithness and Sir James Sinclair A D 1529 | 107 | "Upon the 18th May 1529 in the reign of James V John Earl of Caithness, pretending some right to Orkney, came over with some troops to seize. [He] landed at Howton and proceeded to Summerdale in Stenness, where they [were] beat back by the Orkney & Shetland people into a place called the Moss of Bigswell, where the Earl and most the people were killed and the rest taken prisoners, numbers of there bones & part of there clothing have been dug up. Vide New St. Account of Scotland & Hand Book to the Orkney Islands. There is Tumuli here which is said to be some of the graves of those who fell in this battle | |
| SUMMERS DALE | Summer Dale Summer Dale Summer Dale Summers Dale |
John Sinclair late Schoolmaster Firth Peter Leith Appiehouse James Hay Oback Statistical Account of Scotland Vol 15 |
107 | Is applied to a moorland situated on the south side of the Parish of Stenness and adjacent & to the south of the district of Germiston in 1529 a battle was fought here between Caithness men & Orkney men. |
Transcriber's notes
Portion of descriptive remarks about the Battle pertaining to "Graves" transcribed again here.
Ordnance Survey - Orkney county, OS Name Books - Orkney county - Volume 21 - Parish of Stenness, OS1/23/21
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Stenness.
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.