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Ordnance Survey - Shetland county, OS Name Books - Shetland county - Volume 26 - Parish of Whalsey, OS1/31/26

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Parish of Whalsey.......................Whalsey, Shetland

Picts' House
(OE) [= Old English - type face to use on map]
[side note] This is evidently distinct
from the remains termed Cumls
[signed] J.Clegg
Sapp RE [Sapper Royal Engineers]

Ward of Hoorin
[side note] This name seems to be applied specially to hills near the remains called in Shetland
Picts' Houses. There are two on I think Sheet 42 Aithstin Parish, there written "Howian"

Muckle Breck
[side note] MiKla-breKKa=big slope

[signed]
William Fraser C/A [Civilian Assistant]

Ordnance Survey - Shetland county, OS Name Books - Shetland county - Volume 26 - Parish of Whalsey, OS1/31/26

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Whalsey.

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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