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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAY OF STROMNESSTAING | Bay of Stromnesstaing | James Mainland Onziebust. John Craigie, Hullion. T.B. Reid, Sourin Rousay. |
090 | Applies to a small bay situate on the coast line immediately E. from Stromness Taing & 25 chains S.W. from "Point of Tangie". |
| SAND GEOS | Sand Geos | James Mainland Onziebust. John Craigie, Hullion. T.B. Reid, Sourin Rousay. |
090 | Applies to three small bays situate on the coast line 10 chains S.W. from "Point of Tangie". |
| VIERA | Wyre. Wyre. Wyre. Weir or Viera. Viera. Wire. Wire. Wire. Weir. |
Colonel Balfour of Balfour and Tranabie. Admiralty Chart. James Mainland Onziebust. John Craigie, Hullion. T.B. Reid, Sourin Rousay. Anderson's Orkney Directory. Colonel Borroughs, C.B. Proprietor. Handbook to the Orkneys. Robertson's Gaelic Topography of Scotland. Imperial Gazetteer. New Statisical Account of Scotland. |
090 | Applies to an island situate about 1/2 a mile from the south east point of Rousay and is also known by the name of Viera. |
Continued entries/extra info
The whole of this island is the property of Col. Burroughs. C.B.Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Muriel Rousay
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