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Field notebook of G P H Watson (RCAHMS). Shetland and Orkney notebook (no 3)
MS 36/116
Description Field notebook of G P H Watson (RCAHMS). Shetland and Orkney notebook (no 3)
Date 17/3/1935 to 3/1935
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number MS 36/116
Category Manuscripts
Scope and Content Early part of notebook set in Shetland, then moves on to Orkney, where many sketches and plans of vernacular buildings (Watson was an architect). 1v Jarlshof (sketches) 9 Lerwick, no 99, Commercial Street (sketches) 10 Castle Howe (sketch plan) 10v Holm churchyard, sketch of graveslabs not included in Inv 12v Hawell burnt mound (sketch) 13 Hawell farmhouse 13v Hall of Tankerness (sketches) 16 Clovigarth detailed plan of old farmhouse 17v Skaill House 19v Hillhead carved stone; Breckness House (sketches) 20v Warebeth, Stromness Cemetery (Inv no 916) 22 rubbing of mason's mark on 1934 altar in St Peter's Chapel, Brough of Birsay 22v Earl's Palace, Birsay 23v Birsay Manse (sketch) 25v old farmhouses at Finstown (sketches) 29 old farmhouse at Breck of Rendall (sketch elevation of house and sketch of bellarmine jug in house) 29v Woodwick House dovecot 30v Ingsay farmhouse (sketches) 32v Bea farmhouse (sketches) 33v Furso farmhouse (sketch) 34 South Cara farmhouse (sketches) 35 Old Grutha farmhouse 36 St Margaret's Hope 37 armorial panel, Castle Street, Kirkwall (Inv no 424) (sketch) 37v Appiehouse farmhouse (sketches) 38 old farmhouse in Orphir 38v Nether Bigging farmhouse 39v Over Hobbuster farmhouse, Stenness (sketch) 40v Wyre church 41 Cubbie Roo's Castle 42v Westness The Wirk
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