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Ordnance Survey - Shetland county, OS Name Books - Shetland county - Volume 4 - Parishes of Aithsting and Sandsting, OS1/31/4

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{Page] 171

Parish of Sandsting Shetland

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

Transcriber's notes

The explanations of the origin of the names are written below each entry as follows:-
Grindibreck
Grind, a gate}
Brekka, a slope} the slope near the gate

Housa Field
(=Húsa Fell = House-hill)

Scarf Water
Scarfr - The Cormorant

Ordnance Survey - Shetland county, OS Name Books - Shetland county - Volume 4 - Parishes of Aithsting and Sandsting, OS1/31/4

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

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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