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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] 88
Parish of Bressay -- Shetland
[signed] John Durran Sapper R.E. [Royal Engineers]

Cluve of the Hamar [Note] probably applies to the creek Hamar's Klofa = the cleft in the crag)

Setter [Note] Norse Setr, pastures: afterwards a seat or residence frequent in Shetland: applied to places formerly pasture but now cultivated

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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