In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Finstown like this:
Finstown, a village in Firth and Stenness parish, Orkney, at the head of Firth Bay, 6 miles WNW of Kirkwall. It has a post office, with money order, savings' bank, and telegraph departments; horse and cattle fairs on the third Monday of every month; and a recently erected pier, 500 feet long, where an extensive trade is carried on in coal, lime, manures, grain, etc. Pop. (1881) 160.
Finstown through time
Finstown is now part of Orkney Islands district. Click here for graphs and data of how Orkney Islands has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Finstown itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Finstown in Orkney Islands | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21988
Date accessed: 19th May 2024
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