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
- 60 - Eday , page 60
- 70 - Eday , page 70
- 80 - Eday , page 80
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- 100 - Eday , page 100
- 110 - Eday , page 110
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- 140 - Eday , page 140
- 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, Backaland. Stuart Meil, Newhouse, Southside. |
091 | This name applies to a farm steading & offices, one storey high, built of stone with slate roof in good repair, situate about 1/4 of a mile south-east of School. |
| BANKS | Banks | Hugh Marwick, Merchant, Calfsound. John Reid, Backaland. Stuart Meil, Newhouse, Southside. |
091 | This name applies to a small dwelling house one storey high, thatch roof in fair repair, situated upon east coast of Backaland & about 1/3 of a mile south west of school. |
| CAIRN [Backaland] | Cairn | Hugh Marwick, Merchant, Calfsound. John Reid, Backaland. Stuart Meil, Newhouse, Southside. |
091 | An ancient mound supposed to be a cairn, situated about 15 chains north of Backaland. |
| SCHOOL [nr Backaland] | School (Boys & Girls) | Hugh Marwick, Merchant, Calfsound. John Reid, Backaland. Stuart Meil, Newhouse, Southside. |
091 | This name applies to a large now stone building with dwelling house attached which is two storey high, slate roof, in good repair. The School is for Boys & Girls & connected with the school board, the average attendance of scholars for year ending 1877 was 46, situated about one & a half miles north of Greentoft. |
Continued entries/extra info
W. Bonner c/a
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.