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Ordnance Survey - Shetland county, OS Name Books - Shetland county - Volume 20 - Parishes of Sandness, Sandsting, Walls, Aithsting, OS1/31/20

Continued entries/extra info

[Page] 78

Parish of Aithsting, Shetland

[Signed] Alexander Fraser C/A [Civilian Assistant]

Transcriber's notes

Swarta Stack
Note against Andrew I. Grierson & Mr. Robert Jamieson - Bracketed together, Too distant to be good authorities
(Swaaba or Swabie the (Swart-back or) blackbacked gull
The Heag
(Heag is the Shetland pronounciation for Hog or Hogg a frequent name for a small island near a large one, like The Calf)

Ordnance Survey - Shetland county, OS Name Books - Shetland county - Volume 20 - Parishes of Sandness, Sandsting, Walls, Aithsting, OS1/31/20

This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Sandness, Sandsting, Walls, Aithsting.

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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