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Burrafirth (Unst, Shetland, Scotland)

 Subject

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Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Buraforth north of Unst, undated

 piece
Identifier: Coll-10/8/45(ii)
Scope and Contents

Buraforth north of Unst. Line drawing. Undated. Hewitson, William C. (William Chapman), 1806-1878, Artist.

Note: Pencil annotation below title: 'Six men in each boat - Each man has twelve lines 44 fathoms long all of which are bent together forming a long one of 1056 yards or 1/2 mile & 176 yards'. Coll-10/8/60 is a copy by Adam White.

Dates: undated
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 8. Ross, Sutherland, Caithness, Orkney, Shetland, the Hebrides

Buraforth, North of Unst, undated

 piece
Identifier: Coll-10/8/60
Scope and Contents

Buraforth, North of Unst. Line drawing. Undated. White, Adam, 1817-1879, Artist; Hewitson, William C. (William Chapman), 1806-1878, Artist.

Note: Copy by Adam White of Coll-10/8/45(ii) titled in ink, added: 'facsimile of a sketch by W. H. [sic] Hewitson Esq.', with copy of Hewitson's inscription.

Dates: undated
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Symbolae Scoticae / 8. Ross, Sutherland, Caithness, Orkney, Shetland, the Hebrides