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Ordnance Survey - Shetland county, OS Name Books - Shetland county - Volume 14 - Parishes of Bressay, Tingwall, Aithsting, Whiteness and Burra, OS1/31/14

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[Page] 41
Parish of Bressay -- Shetland
[signed] William Murray S. R.E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]

Taing of Flitsand [Note] (Norse Tangi or tongue or point of land. Flitsand perhaps Fljot -sand or Flodt = tide, the sand or beach of the stream or current, which runs strong here thro' this sound)

Cols Ness [Note](Perhaps Kolls a proper name)

[Entries Scored Out]
Flit Sand [Note] Cancelled By order John T. Hoban 13.5.78
Glenter [Note] Cancelled By order John T. Hoban 13.5.78

Ordnance Survey - Shetland county, OS Name Books - Shetland county - Volume 14 - Parishes of Bressay, Tingwall, Aithsting, Whiteness and Burra, OS1/31/14

This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Bressay, Tingwall, Aithsting, Whiteness, and Burra.

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.

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