Volume contents
- 1 - Stronsay , page 1 (start)
- 10 - Stronsay , page 10
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- 40 - Stronsay , page 40
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- 177 - Stronsay , page 177 (end)
- 178 - Stronsay , title page
- 179 - Stronsay , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROUGH (Site of) [Grice Ness] | 092 | |||
| GRICE NESS | Grice Ness | Mr. J. Forbes Schoolmaster Stronsay Mr. P. M. Shearer Feastown Stronsay Mr. J. Shearer Waterhall Stronsay |
092 | This name is applied to a large and promienent headland in the district of Lower Whitehall, it situated on the north east side of Stronsay. the foreshore on the south and east side is very rocky. adjacent to the extreem point of this Ness. on a small knoll can be traced the track of a circle supposed to have been a Brough. |
| HOWBAKER | Howbaker | Mr. J. Forbes Schoolmaster Stronsay Mr. Chalmers, Lower Whitehall Stronsay Mr. P. M. Shearer Feastown Stronsay | 092 | This name is applied to a small point on the shore situated about a 1/4 of a mile south from the Station. |
| THE STATION | The Station | Mr. J. Forbes Schoolmaster Stronsay Mr. Chalmers, Lower Whitehall Stronsay Mr. P. M. Shearer Feastown Stronsay | 092 | This name is applied to a grope of houses been an ancient fishing Village is is situated on the north west side of Grice Ness, the houses are built of stone one story high in poor repair, these houses are in the district of Whitehall, |
Continued entries/extra info
Orkney Parish of Stronsay
Signed: D. McKenzie
Transcriber's notes
Brough (Site of)
The data for this entry is included in the "Descriptive Remarks, etc." column for 'Grice Ness'.
Ordnance Survey - Orkney county, OS Name Books - Orkney county - Volume 24 - Parish of Stronsay, OS1/23/24
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Stronsay.
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.