Orkney Image Library

Goodness! Where was this photo taken from?

Wow - this is great!! I lived in the big white farm house with my mum, dad and sister between the years of 1976 and 1981 when my dad (Colin Cuthbert) was the Farm Manager. Good times!!!!

My family also lived here, but 100 years earlier! Peter Clark Sinclair and his wife Jacobina Dunnet and their children Barbara and James. Sadly, James apparently drowned somewhere on the farm when he was 3. Jacobina's brother William Dunnet leased the farm at this time, undoubtly do supply food for the Kirkwall Hotel, of which he was proprietor. I'd be interested in seeing other photos of this property.

Doug Sinclair

Never lived there but remember staying there on occasions with my Grandparents when I was peedie

Regards to the Cuthberts. I think it was you, Alistair, who ran into the sea with all your clothes on at a Sunday School picnic. I also remember you spending a whole lesson underneath the table! (East Kirk)

Colin Cuthbert, was the tenant farmer for 6 years from 1976 till 1981 and the Sinclairs had owned the farm in the past. We built a 110 cow dairy and traded as Birley and Cuthbert. today I'm a prion and hospital chaplain and have a small farm near lanark. My wife May was a district nurse in Kirkwall.

I lived at Seatter Farm from 1981 till 1989 with my Mum, Dad and brother. Dad (Brian Scott) was the Farm Manager back then for Brian Anderson in Shetland who owned it. It was a great place to grow up. I have very happy memories of growing up here.

Spent all my childhood at Seatter. 1961 to 1966.
The Sinclair’s were lovely folk. I never stayed in the house though as I lived just down the road. I did watch tv though in the living room and couldn’t understand why the tv channel kept changing on its own and then I was told that it was a remote control that Mr Sinclair had. I was at school with their son Raymond whom I’ve kept in touch with ever since. Happy days at Seatter Farm.

From Census data it appears my 3 times great grandfather John Muir lived here with his wife Jean Dennison and family between 1841 and 1851. We wondered why they left beautiful Orkney. When I visited in 2016 I found information which said in 1851 they were to be evicted if they didn't pay up! They left for Australia (from where I write) in Dec 1851.I saw a big white washed shed. Would this have been where they lived all those years ago? I would love to hear about Seatter Farm.