Finstown, Orkney : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Finstown. You may be able to find further references to Finstown in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Finstown seaport village with pier Bartholomew
Finstown a village Groome

Travel writing

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Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Finstown. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
FINSTOWN John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).

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