30

1768

litle wind

( turned the otts of How Volyar & the Gornside

all of it in disses no loss in it 

as it was taken immediately )

W

2018

A bright day very windy with showers

W

NW

This Harvest the best & earliest I ever remember 

 since coming to Stove - Patrick Fea  Sept. 1768

 Very good September though not exceptional...

everyone is delighted with the harvest. 

All done in the first half of the month.

George Brown - Sanday farmer Sept. 2018

29

1768

less wind

( big'd the otts formerly big'd

Heat in rest of it so that it must 

be turned next day )

S

2018

overnight gale a dark morning with some rain &

strong wind until clearing late afternoon

WSW

W

28

1768

A heavy Rain in the morning wt litle or no wind

( got some of my potatoes taken up 

about midday & afternoon )

SW 

2018

calm & clear with passing cloud & light wind

WNW

W

27

1768

Smal Rain in the morning dry afternoon

( begun to take up potatos )

2018

wet & grey morning clearing to bright clear

 afternoon with fresh wind

WNW

NW

26

1768

A heavy Rain about 7 in the morning

( so as to prev:t any leading save a few

gangs of oats from How )

SSW

2018

Rain overnight then a still & cloudy day with

sun occasionally breaking through

W

Sundy 25

1768

A fine day

( wt to the Kirk of Burness & ret:d wt

the Min:r to Stove )

SSE

overcast with some showers & the wind 

increasing to a gale throughout the day

SW

24

1768

A very fine fair day all day

( had 35 horses of my own leading the bear & otts

brought from Bakaskeel )

SE

SSE

A fine day with a few showers & little wind

WNW

W

23

1768

A very fine dry day

( Inn'd the bear of Hoy )

calm

2018 Equinox

Fine & fair 

calm

NW

22

1768 Equinox

A fine dry day

( done with the otts of the half d lands

so that all Stove is Cutt )

a very fine Night

NNE

2018

fresh wind sunshine & clouds all day

NW

21

1768

A fine fair day

( cut the otts of Cloen & part of the halfdlands )

NE

2018

a cold wind all day cloudy & dry then

brighter by evening

N

W

20

1768

A pretty good harvest day

( done with the tots of Halksness & Inglea )

thick weather at Night

ENE

2018

Gale all night & still blowing in the morning

bright with squalls then calm by evening

SW 

W

19

1768

Rain almost the whole day

( no sheering my wife returned )

E

2018

gale increasing all morning with heavy rain for

a while in the afternoon then brightening & 

calmer by evening 

S

W

Suny 18

1768

A very good day

( wt to Savill wt my wife & retd at Nt )

NE

2018 

Very still & grey all day with frequent light rain 

SW

17

1768

A fine dry morning

( put up some of my bent )

& then a Severe Rain so as nothing more was done

NE

E

SE

2018

overcast and much calmer

after midday continuous  rain with increasing wind 

SW

S

16

1768

A few sheurs in the Morning

( my men cut the Long land & the Shortlands )

a brisk gale of wd all Night

ENE

2018

woke to gale blowing and grey skies 

much brighter afternoon & gradually less wind 

S E

SW

W

15

1768

A very good harvest day

( Cut the otts of Gosslea Sinnaspels & Gritlea )

SE

2018

Fine with showers morning then cloudier &

calm afternoon

SW

14

1768

Small Rain in the Morning 

( screwed all the bear of Halksness & the remains of

Inglea & the big sheed so that all my bear is secured )

A heavy Rain in afternoon      ( so that no work done )

SW

2018

Rain at first then sunshine all day with short squalls

W

13

1768

A fine dry day

( had 12 women of the ground & 

Cutt off the otts of the Park )

NW

2018

A fine dry day dazzling then cloudy

strong wind

WSW

12

1768

A very good harvest day

( begun to the otts of How

screwed most of the bear of Inglea )

A severe Rain in the Evening so as to quit shearing

NNW

2018

 fine day with occasional showers & less wind

WSW

Sund 11

1768

A fine dry day

( Westove came from Stronsay )

2018

Rain then very windy & bright

W

WSW

10

1768

A fine day

( began to the Otts of the Tumal of Gorn

cut 12 riggs thereof  )

NE

Showers all day with wind and sun

W

WSW

9

1768

A fine day all day

( had all the Women of the ground sheering otts

in Curabister they cut that dayne )

2018

 bright sunrise showers and cloud during day then

bright evening with little wind

S

veering 

SW

8

1768

Rain in the morning

( my men shearing all day in Inglea 

the bear thereof )

NW

grey & overcast with Haa coming and going

WNW

7

1768

A very good day

( my men Cut only sd day the little Sands Clettigoe

& about 10 threefs more )

NW

2018

early rain then low cloud and calm all day

NNW

veering

ENE

6

1768

A little less wind

( Thos Swanney pletting bent all day for the 

House use & he did 20 threefs )

2018

Fine morning then cloudier & rain late afternoon

N

veering 

NE

5

1768

A brisk gale of wind

( done wt the half d Lands & went to

the Longlands of Halksness )

ESE

2018

Dry & cloudy in morning

brighter with strong wind by afternoon

rain in the evening

S

Sund 4

1768 

A fine dry day all day

S

2018

a fine dry day all day

S

3

1768

a fine forenoon screwed all How rain midday

( in the evening shearing Gornside )

NWN

2018

clear and bright clouds high coming and going

very still

W

by evening veering 

N

2

1768

A fine day all day

( Cut a pt of the stony sheed of Gorn )

ENE

2018

bright & windy blue sky & sunshine all day

S 

calmer by evening & veering 

W

SEPTEMBER Thursy 1

1768

Rain in the Morning

( got my big boat drawn )

NE

2018

Low cloud all day. 

S 

veering

 W