Volume contents
- 1 - Dunrossness - Fair I , title page
- 3 - Dunrossness - Fair I , page 3 (start)
- 10 - Dunrossness - Fair I , page 10
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- 92 - Dunrossness - Fair I , page 92 (end)
- 93 - Dunrossness - Fair I , Notes on proprietors, fishing etc
- 95 - Dunrossness - Fair I , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Whaleback | South Whale Back South Whale Back South Whale Back South Whaleback |
William Lawrence Teacher Fair Isle Jerome Wilson Factor, Fair Isle. Andrew John Wilson, Melville House Fair Isle |
069.05 | A Stretch of flat rocks on the east coast of Fair Isle north of the entrance to Swartz Goe and ⅛ of a mile south of The Rippack. |
| Swartz Geo | Swartz Goe Swarts Geo Swartz Geo (Spanish ship wrecked A.D. 1588) |
William Lawrence Teacher Fair Isle Jerome Wilson Factor, Fair Isle. Andrew John Wilson, Melville House Fair Isle Admiralty Chart Re-submitted |
069.05 | A large Creek on the east coast of Fair Isle ⅛ of a mile north east of Busta and between The Rippack and Brakes. Here it is said that one of the ships of the Spanish Armada was wrecked in 1588. |
Continued entries/extra info
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Parish of Dunrossness Fair Isle, Shetland
[Signed]
John Durran
Sapper R.E. [Royal Engineers]
No change.
W.D. May 1930.
[the note referring to (Spanish ship wrecked A.D. 1588) reads]
Inserted by order of the D.G. by. c/c 4677/92 25/1/93 M.P.
Transcriber's notes
The annotation "Re-submitted" appears to have been omitted as an authority against the name "South Whaleback".
Ordnance Survey - Shetland county, OS Name Books - Shetland county - Volume 11 - Parish of Dunrossness, OS1/31/11
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Dunrossness.
Ordnance Survey - Shetland 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 Shetland, which is in the north of Scotland.