Brock family, of Sanday, Orkney

[Hibee]

My Brocks were living in the parish of Cross, Sanday, at the time of the 1841 Census.  Their address is given as the Storehouse of How. 

I see a hamlet called How in the south of Sanday, near the pier, and there seems to be a fairly large farm building complex there today.

What might the Storehouse of How been?  A barn? 

Hibee

 

[akc]

could have been a fish store! you can find descriptions of stores in the islands at canmore.rcahms.gov.uk or scotlandsplaces.gov.uk
also some brock genealogy at www.adams-of-adamsrow.com

akc

[Hibee]

Thanks, akc

(The Adams site is mine).

Hibee

[Hibee]

Having consulted some older maps, I think I have a better idea of the location of Storehouse of How.

If you travel north out of the village of Kettletoft, towards the farmstead of How, there is a single building on the right hand side of the road, about half way between the edge of the village, and the farmstead.

This is the location marked Storehouse on a map from 1769.

Can anyone tell me whether this building appears to date from these times (or earlier)?

Hibee