Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BATTERY [Hackness] | Battery Battery Battery |
Edward E. Corrigall Esqr. [Esquire] Kirbuster, Malcolm Groat, Tenant, Hillside John Dass, Tenant, Hutts |
123 | Applies to a small Fort built in 1814, expressly for the purpose of guarding the entrance into Longhope, made to work four guns. Situate on the N. side of "South Walls" a short distance N.W. of South Martello Tower. |
| HACKNESS | Hackness Hackness Hackness |
Edward E. Corrigall Esqr. [Esquire] Kirbuster, Andrew Groat, Tenant, Hillside John Dass, Tenant, Hutts | 123 | Applies to a large district at the N.E. end of "South Walls" including several small farms, & two Forts commencing at "Point of Hackness" and extending westward for about 3/4 of a mile to Dike-end. The property of Mrs. Ann Bruce North Ness, and Edward E. Corrigall Esqr. [Esquire] Kirbuster. |
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Parish of Walls Orkney
Signed Alex Chisholm C/A.
Ordnance Survey - Orkney county, OS Name Books - Orkney county - Volume 25 - Parish of Walls, OS1/23/25
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of 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.