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Melsetter, a mansion in Walls parish, Hoy island, Orkney, at the head of Longhope Bay, 18 miles SW of Kirkwall. Its owner, John George Moodie-Heddle, Esq- (b. 1844; suc. 1869), holds 50, 410 acres, valued at £3527 per annum.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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Feature Description: | "a mansion" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
Administrative units: | Orkney ScoCnty |
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