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Ordnance Survey - Shetland county, OS Name Books - Shetland county - Volume 7 - Parishes of Cunningsburgh, Sandwick, Dunrossness and Burra, OS1/31/7

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Parish of Cunningsburgh -- Shetland

List of Names - under Madwell]
Marginal

[Various modes of Spelling - underneath Madwell and written across three columns]
-Well or -Wall or -Will in Shetland means either a field = völlr plural vellir genitive vallar
or hvalli, a hill
or -hóll, a hill or hillock
The Shetland houll is very frequently pronounced - will

[Signed] R. Hawkins S. R. E. [Sapper Royal Engineers]

Transcriber's notes

Last word on first line in Description Remarks is partially hidden due to edge of page.

Several other words are partially hidden at the right side of the page. Some are obvious as to what the word would be others not so clear.

Ordnance Survey - Shetland county, OS Name Books - Shetland county - Volume 7 - Parishes of Cunningsburgh, Sandwick, Dunrossness and Burra, OS1/31/7

This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Cunningsburgh, Sandwick, Dunrossness, and Burra.

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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