Deletion of Earldom of Ness

Comment: This AfD was not correctly transcluded to the log (|step 3).  I have transcluded it to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Log/2012 February 21
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion (WP:AFDHOWTO)

Comment: as a minor |fringe theory that conflicts with what is currently known from reliable sources. I note, too, that the sole source currently provided itself is unsourced, raising questions of that sources reliability
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Fringe theories (WP:FRINGE)

Comment: but not because a more reliable source doesn't back this up. If established authorities disagree on something, then Wikipedia should cover both points of view. But the problem here is that the evidence of this Earldom of Ness doesn't even qualify as verifiable. All we have is one person's incidental mention of a district of Ness, which may have been lifted from a 1933 document but is nowhere near reliable. Found another incidental mention in Gbooks but still not enough to reliably claim such as earldom existed without substantial . Should someone did up better coverage (preferably some decent coverage in secondary sources) we can revisit this
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:No original research (WP:SYNTH)