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Country code |
GB |
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Repository code |
234 |
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Repository |
National Records of Scotland |
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Reference |
RHP2863 |
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Title |
Plan showing commonty, lands claimed by the burgh of Kirkwall, feus granted by the burgh and encroachments |
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Dates |
1846 |
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Access status |
Open |
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Access conditions |
This record has been digitally imaged and will not be produced for readers. The digital images may be seen in the NRS Search Rooms on the 'Virtual Volumes' system or on the ScotlandsPeople website http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. |
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Location |
On site (Sighthill) |
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Description |
'Sketch of Kirkwall and St Ola'. By James Craig, surveyor.
[c 1:9000] No scale 1166 x 1114 mm on sheet 1270 x 1183 mm. Ink and colour wash. Relief in hachures. Compass rose. Linen backing.
Parish plan coloured to show encroachments, undisputed commonty, burgh lands and individual proprietors' lands. Lerwick, many farm steadings, roads, mineral well and burgh's kelp shores noted. Places noted: Fenieester, Quanterness, Wideford Hill, Caldale, Caldale Burn, Brae of Smerquoy, Burry Brae, Loch of Lumigin, Greenigoe, Scapa, Scapa Flow, Kirkwall Hill, Wideford, Quoy Dandy, Burghs Fell, Blackleys Moss, Meadows of Lair, Braehead, Fea, Cannigill, Green of Boray, Cotland, Cotland Burn, Grainbank, Muddisdale, Walliwall, Pickaquoy, Soulisquoy, Glaitness, Quoybanks, Papdale, Wieland, Kirkwall Bay, Breek of Carness, Carness, Blackhall, Carness, Blackhall, Quoybuster, Cleat, Holland, Head of Holland,Boisland House, Inganess Bay, Crantit, Corse, Kingston, Instabillis, Farwell, Sunnybank, Dale Spot and Gatnip. References. Another copy, undated, by same hand - RHP2864 |
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Level |
File |
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Extent |
1 plan, folded |
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Copyright |
Crown Copyright |
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Related material |
CR, RHP2864 |
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Archival history |
Records of Crown Estate Commissioners (CR) |
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| PL25 | Kirkwall and St Ola, Orkney, Scotland |
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