Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkwall & St Ola, parish (Orkney)
Grid reference
HY 450 111 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
345000 101110
Latitude
58.983907645746044
Longitude
-2.9569834108951
Nearby places
St Olaf's Church, Kirkwall (0 miles)
St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall (0.2 miles)
St Olaf's Episcopal Church, Kirkwall (0.32 miles)
Lady's Kirk, Shapinsay (Orkney) (3.51 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Damsay, Firth (Orkney) (4.24 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR given is for St Ola's Kirk, for which evidence is given by NMRS (Canmore ID 2480). This kirk is treated as the centre of the parish, as distinct from St Magnus, which is the Cathedral. The conjoint form of the modern parish-name does not reflect the union of two parishes, but refers to the old parish of St Ola and the town of Kirkwall which lies within it.
Relationships with other places
Contains St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall
Contains St Olaf's Church, Kirkwall
Contains St Olaf's Church, Kirkwall
Parish details
Kirkwall and St Ola
Parish TLA
KSO
County
Orkney
Medieval diocese
Orkney
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkwall & St Ola
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Kirkwall & St Ola
Place
Kirkwall & St Ola, parish (Orkney)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Santi Olaui parochia 1529
Historic formSanti Olaui parochia This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKirkwall & St Ola PlaceKirkwall & St Ola, parish (Orkney) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1529 x 1529 |
Santi Olaui parochia 1529
Historic formSanti Olaui parochia This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKirkwall & St Ola PlaceKirkwall & St Ola, parish (Orkney) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1529 x 1529 |
Author
Taylor, Simon
Source title
Iona Abbots in Scottish Place-Names
Editors
Dauvit Broun and Thomas Owen Clancy
Pages
35-70
Volume
Spes Scotorum, Hope of Scots:
Year
1999
Santi Olaui parochia 1529
Historic formSanti Olaui parochia This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKirkwall & St Ola PlaceKirkwall & St Ola, parish (Orkney) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1529 x 1529 |
St Olla Parish 1726, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formSt Olla Parish This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKirkwall & St Ola PlaceKirkwall & St Ola, parish (Orkney) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, p. 141 Date of citation1726 x 1726 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. I
Author
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
1 of 3
Year
1906
the Parish of St Olla 1726, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formthe Parish of St Olla This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKirkwall & St Ola PlaceKirkwall & St Ola, parish (Orkney) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, p. 141 Date of citation1726 x 1726 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. I
Author
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
1 of 3
Year
1906
Historic formSt Ola This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKirkwall & St Ola PlaceKirkwall & St Ola, parish (Orkney) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 7 p529 Date of citation1793 x 1793 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Relationships with other place names
Name contains St Olaf's Church, St Olaf's Church, Kirkwall
Place-name data
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