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A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Isle COLSAY ISLE, in the parish of Dunrossness, county of Shetland. This is a small islet, lying west of the mainland …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… paid. The native breeds of sheep are similar to those of Shetland and the Hebrides; some merinos, introduced by Mr. … CROSS, an isle, in the parish of Dunrossness, county of Shetland. It lies a short distance west of the mainland of … entrance of Quendal bay, and is one of the smallest of the Shetland isles. Cross-Arthurlee CROSS-ARTHURLEE, Renfrew.See …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… ruins of Boreland Castle. Cunningsburgh CUNNINGSBURGH, Shetland.See Sandwick. Cupar CUPAR, a burgh, market-town, and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… the district. Delting DELTING, a parish, in the county of Shetland, 25 miles (N. N. W.) from Lerwick; containing, with … The parish is in the presbytery of Burravoe and synod of Shetland, and in the patronage of the Earl of Zetland. The …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… HOLM, an isle, in the parish of Northmavine, county of Shetland. It is situated in the bay of St. Magnus, south of … at the top. The islet is one of the smallest of the Shetland group. Dores DORES, a parish, in the county of …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Dunrossness DUNROSSNESS, a parish, in the county of Shetland; including the islands of Fair and Mousa, and the … indented with inlets as that of most other parts of the Shetland isles, is still very irregular in its outline, and … harbours; but the district yields to very few, if any, in Shetland, in the fertility of its soil and the quality of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… an isle, in the parish of Northmavine, county of Shetland. It is one of the smallest of the Shetland group, and is situated in St. Magnus' bay, a short …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Islands' Associations, and the Morayshire and Orkney and Shetland Societies, all instituted at Edinburgh for the …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… of live stock; the cattle are mostly a mixture of the Shetland and Lancashire breeds, and the sheep of the …