31

1769

a fine dry day

( Done wt the 4 rigs of the Wt Sheed of How 

the Head rigs and the east Sheed My Daughter

Bella went for Westra her Aunt went to Eda wt her 

& rtd before Dinner )

2019

a very fine day – still & sunny

W

SW

30

1769

fine dry weather wt a brisk gale

( my Plewghs doen wt the Sheed of How 

excepting 4 rigs sown thereof in the Evening )

SE

SSE

2019

fine & very windy day with some squalls of hail

W

NNW

29

1769

A fine dry day

( done wt Ploughing Halksness & Sown the 

Long Land of Lantea & a pt of the Sands )

SSE

2019

Wind dropped through morning

midday drizzle & mist then brighter evening

W

WNW

28

1769

A fine dry day

( done wt sowing the Park my Plewghs

done wt Lantea & part of the Sands )

SSE

2019

very windy & overcast

SW

27

1769

A fine fair day

( begun plowing in Halksness wt 4 Plewghs )

S

2019

a very windy overcast morning 

 afternoon a little calmer & hazy

W

WSW

Sund 26

1769

A fine fair day all day

( Thos Balfour wt to Stronsay in the Evening )

W

2019

A very windy day with low cloud & drizzle

W

25

1769

Thick weather

( Sown the lower outbreaks of Inglea 

Thomas Balfour came to Stove & Stayed all Night )

NW

2019

little wind and some sun in morning then overcast

NW

W

24

1769

A very good day

( mucking to Inglea wt the Tummel therof )

W

2019

 all day a squally gale with bright intervals

W 

NW

23

1769

Sheurs of Rain & gale of wd

( put 3 other Cassies bear to the Miln

had 2 men att the dyke at Smornie )

W

2019

Gale all day with squalls in the morning

& afternoon sun

W

22

1769

A very good day

( mucking upon the Horses as the day before & put 

3 Cassies to the Miln & set her grinding some )

Rain att Night

SW

2019

Gale all day with dark sky & showers 

bright in the afternoon

WSW

W

21

1769

A fine day

( went for Eda allong wt Broughs Sloop 

wt my wife in our way to Stove came there about 

2 Brough along wt us he returned to Eda after Tea

my Horses carting Ware at Quoyness ) 

2019

a fine calm day with sunshine & clouds

WNW

S

20

Equinox

1769

A fine morning about 8 smal Rain wd SW 

att 9 a hard gale of wd at N NW wt Rain

( heard first of the Douglas having gained his Cause )

Equinox

2019

  windy with bright spells in morning

increasing wind & light rain in afternoon

NW

S

SW

Sun 19

1769

a very good forenoon Rain att night

S

2019

very overcast & windy throughout day 

increasing to strong by evening

SSW

W

18

1769

less wind but Rain & variable wd @

SW

2019

Very still & fine day

S

17

1769

Such weather as above all day wt wd @

NW

2019

fine bright day very windy

N

NNW

16

1769

A hard gale of wd all day wind variable wt Sheurs

of Rain mostly @

NW

NNW

2019

 calm and cloudy all day

WSW

N

15

1769

A hard gale of wd all day wt Sheurs of Rain

soft weather in the evening but a bad Sky

W

2019

windy with Rain in the morning & bright afternoon

calmer misty evening

W

14

1769

less wind & dry but so much as 

we could not get  to Sanday

( re:d to Cleat gave Brough my Memr:l & 

took from him 30 deals @ 10 pr pr is 1£ 3 Sh )

S

2019

A  fine bright day occasional heavy showers

NW

W

13

1769

A gale of wd wt thick weather

( my Wife & me wt to Noltland before Dinner

there all night )

Rain

SSE

2019

wind eased overnight 

a fine bright day

NW

Sund 12

1769

much wind wt some sheurs

( Mr Balfour wt home )

SE

Bright day with much wind becoming 

gale force for a while in the afternoon

SW

S

11

1769

Such weather as the day befor 

with some sheurs of Rain

SE

2019

fine & bright with cold wind

W

10

1769

A hard gale of wd all day

( Brough began to Sow Oats at Cleat )

SE

2019

light snow on the ground in the morning

a fair day mostly cloudy but very still

SW

E

9

1769

a hard gale of wind all day

( I think my Horses mucking upon the Lower land )

SW

2019

  overnight gale & throughout day with 

some rain then calmer by evening

W

WNW

8

1769

A fine dry morning

( went to Westra for my Wife )

S

2019

overcast and cold morning

then rain at midday and wind increasing slightly

bright evening

NW

WSW

S

7

1769

A fine dry day

( Sown the 8 head rigs of Inglea )

2019

bright & cold with gale all day

easing by the evening

NNE

N

6

1769

A very fine fair day

( Mr Dinnison his Wife & mine went to Westra

my Goods sent there was 8 half bars grease 

butter 2 bars beef & 18 Spindles Linen yarn

& by Mr Dennison of Rabit Skins 24 dozen )
SE

2019

cold & cloudy with increasing wind 

turning to gale force & rain by evening

NE

Suny 5

1759

A fine forenoon midday Rain & a fine evening

( Mr Dinnison wt to Eda & Retd )

SW

2019

fine cloudy & very calm

NE

E

4

1769

A fine dry day all day

( grinding as before Bear meal & drying Bear )

SSW

2019

A fine day with light wind & rain late afternoon

W

3

1789

Rain almost all day

( got the last of the meal from the Miln 

Proof Cast the Stack of Volyar )

WSW 

2019

overnight a small gale easing next day 

then fine with some afternoon sun

SSW

2

1769

a very good day

( got home 16 Cassies of meal from the Miln )

SW

2019

fine calm morning with sunshine then heavy rain

with increasing wind late afternoon

SW

SSE

SW