Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAY OF SANDOYNE | Bay of Sandoyne Bay of Sandoyne Bay of Sandoyne Bay of Sandoyne | William Tait Westbank William Oddie Ayre George Taylor Gamekeeper Andrew Gold Esq. [Esquire] Grainbank, Kirkwall. | 114 | A small bay situated on the north side of "Scapa Flow" and about a quarter of a mile north of the farm of Westlands. |
| CROW TAING | Crow Taing Crow Taing Crow Taing Crow Taing | William Tait Westbank William Oddie Ayre George Taylor Gamekeeper Andrew Gold Esq. [Esquire] Grainbank, Kirkwall. | 114 | A point of land situated on the South West coast of Holm and about ¼ of a mile South of the Tongue of Westbank. Property of A M S Graeme Esq [Esquire] Graemeshall. |
| TAING OF WESTBANK | Taing of Westbank Taing of Westbank Taing of Westbank Taing of Westbank | William Tait Westbank William Oddie Ayre George Taylor Gamekeeper Andrew Gold Esq. [Esquire] Grainbank, Kirkwall. | 114 | A point of land situated on the South West coast of Holm and about ¼ of a mile North of Crow Tongue. Property of A M S Graeme Esq [Esquire] Graemeshall. |
Continued entries/extra info
Heading - Parish of Holm Orkney
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Transcriber's notes
The Descriptive Remarks for Taing of Westbank mention Crow Tongue. Should it be instead Crow Taing?
The Descriptive Remarks for Crow Taing mention Tongue of Westbank. Should it be instead Taing of Westbank?
Ordnance Survey - Orkney county, OS Name Books - Orkney county - Volume 9 - Parish of Holm, OS1/23/9
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Holm.
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.