Volume contents
- 1 - Eday , page 1 (start)
- 10 - Eday , page 10
- 20 - Eday , page 20
- 30 - Eday , page 30
- 40 - Eday , page 40
- 50 - Eday , page 50
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- 151 - Eday , page 151 (end)
- 152 - Eday , title page
- 153 - Eday , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BACKALAND | Backaland | Hugh Marwick, Merchant, Calfsound. John Reid, Farmer, Backaland. Stuart Meil, Newhouse, Southside. |
091 | This name applies to a small cultivated district, which is comprised of several small dwelling houses & a few farmsteadings & a public school, & situated upon the south end of Eday, & north of Southside, & extends in a northerly direction for about 3/4 of a mile situated about one & half miles south of U.P. Church, property of R. Hebden, Esq. [Esquire] of Eday. |
| DOCTUA | Dogtua | Hugh Marwick, Merchant, Calfsound. John Reid, Farmer, Backaland. Stuart Meil, Newhouse, Southside. |
091 | This name applies to a small dwelling house, built of stone, one storey high, thatch roof, in bad repair, situated about two hundred yards south of school. The owner of all the place names on this plan is R. Hebden, Esq. [Esquire] of Eday. |
| ROADSIDE | Roadside | Hugh Marwick, Merchant, Calfsound. John Reid, Farmer, Backaland. Stuart Meil, Newhouse, Southside. |
091 | This name applies to a small dwelling house, built of stone, one storey high with slate roof in good repair, situate at the crossroads, & about 1/3 of a mile south of the school. |
Continued entries/extra info
W. Bonner c/a
Dogtua appears to be misspelled in the List of names.
Ordnance Survey - Orkney county, OS Name Books - Orkney county - Volume 4 - Parish of Eday, OS1/23/4
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Eday.
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.