Volume contents
- 1 - Sandness and Walls , page 1 (start)
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- 284 - Sandness and Walls , list of proprietors
- 286 - Sandness and Walls , title page
- 287 - Sandness and Walls , index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whirwill Knowe | Whirwill Knowe Whirwill Knowe Whirwill Knowe |
Mr. Laurence Jamieson North-house Mr. Scott Scott Stackwall. John Thomson Esqr. of Houl |
046.06 | The Remains of a Tumulus: It has been partly opened and the Stones and rubbish carried away. It is Situated a short distance S.W. [South West] of "North-house", and about 1/8 mile N.E. [North East] of "Stackwall": Upon the property of Master Scott of Melby. A great quantity of large and excellent building stones had been removed from the interior of this object, for building purposes, at various periods prior to 1840 & can now be seen in the walls of nearly all the dwellinghouses in Setter, While the stones were being removed a number of Stone implements were found, consisting chiefly of oblong blocks, not unlike, in shape and size, what are now commonly called sythe-stones. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 136
Parish of Walls Shetland.
[signed] William Fraser c/a [Civilian Assistant]
Old English [written under Whirwll Knowe in List of Names column]
Transcriber's notes
Modes of Spelling column: Whirwill Knowe has been changed from Wurwall Knowe.
Ordnance Survey - Shetland county, OS Name Books - Shetland county - Volume 21 - Parish of Walls and Sandness, OS1/31/21
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Walls and Sandness.
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.