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Ordnance Survey - Shetland county, OS Name Books - Shetland county - Volume 6 - Parishes of Lunnasting and Delting, OS1/31/6

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The first entry has been deleted. It reads as follows: Name - Cumle, Various modes of spelling - Cumle (stroked out) Described in another page, Authority for spelling - Mr Irvine Farmer N Brae Mr Smith Farmer Brae Mr Gifford Factor Busta, Descriptive remarks - This name applies to a small piece of rising ground situated about 20 chains south of the centre of Ladie Hill and 1 mile north east of the end [of] "Busta Voe". It is covered [...] heathy pasture and is the property of Miss Gifford. There is [...] is supposed to have been the ruin of a pictish tower on this [ground]

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Ordnance Survey - Shetland county, OS Name Books - Shetland county - Volume 6 - Parishes of Lunnasting and Delting, OS1/31/6

This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Lunnasting, and Delting.

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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