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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COWMIRE | Cowmire Cowmire Cowmire |
Charles Thomson, Farmer, Howar William Tulloch, Farmer, Rue Henry Muir, Tailor, Niven |
072 | Ruins of an old Farm dwellinghouse and Steading the property of William Traill Esquire of Woodwick M. D. east of Phisligar and north of Scotsha |
| NORTH RONALDSAY [island] | North Ronaldsay North Ronaldsay North Ronaldsay |
Charles Thomson, Farmer, Howar William Tulloch, Farmer, Rue Revd Robert Wilson, Free Church Minister |
072; 073 | This is the most northerly Island of the north isles of Orkney and lies 2 1/2 miles north of Taftness in Sanday and 15 miles east-north-east of the nearest part of Papa Westray. Its length from north to south is 3 1/2 miles its mean breadth a little upwards of 1 mile and its superficial extent is about 4 square miles. There is communication with Sanday once a week (weather permitting) by means of a small ferry boat which carried the mails but as the Sound which divides the Island from Sanday is very dangerous in nacigation the communication is very uncertain especially in winter. The shores of the Island are very flat and rocky and |
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