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Finstown, seaport vil. with pier, Firth and Stennes par., Orkney, at head of Bay of Firth, 6½ miles NW. of Kirkwall; P.O., T.O.; has horse and cattle fairs, and some shipping trade.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "seaport village with pier" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Orkney County |
| Place: | Finstown |
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