G'day Debbie, I think you can rest assured that Deepdale hasn't been "developed". The current population of Orkney is only in the mid to upper 20,000s. A Quoy is an enclosure usually with a stone wall, and usually used for penning farm animals. I believe it originates from the old Norse dialect called Norn which was displaced by English. (Gaelic is not a language that is native to Orkney). Regards David, Perth, WA ----- Original Message ----- From: <DMHINEY@aol.com> To: <ORKNEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 1999 12:33 AM Subject: [ORKNEY-L] Holm Questions > Hello Everyone! > > I was wondering if anyone out there was familiar with Holm Orkney. My great > great grandfather William Campbell was a farmer of 100 acres in Deepdale > Holm. He was listed in the 1881 and 1891 census I believe he died sometime > in the early 1900's. I was just curious if deepdale was the name of his farrm > or is it a village? I found it on a Mainland Orkney map and was wondering is > it still farm land or has it been developed? I hoping in the next year I can > get out there for a visit so that I can see where my family farmed. Also can > someone tell me what Quoy stands for. I see this alot on the Orkney map was > just curious of what it meant. > > Thanks Everyone > > Debbie > Medford Oregon USA > > ______________________________