Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Magnus Bay, Shetland
Grid reference
HU 258 689 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
425800 116890
Latitude
60.40374278900428
Longitude
-1.531683571886553
County
Shetland
Nearby places
John's Head (4.92 miles)
St Magnus's Chapel, Northmavine (Shetland) (5.19 miles)
Hillswick, former parish, Northmavine (5.19 miles)
Lady Knowe, Delting (Shetland) (5.43 miles)
Cross Kirk, Northmavine (Shetland) (6.32 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Is linear feature?
Yes
Notes
Off-shore. Check to see what parishes it is adjacent to.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Delting, parish
Within Northmavine, parish (Shetland)
Check to see if adjacent to other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Magnus Bay
Head name
St Magnus Bay
Place
St Magnus Bay, Shetland
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Magnus Bay 1793, OSA
Historic formSt Magnus Bay Head nameSt Magnus Bay PlaceSt Magnus Bay, Shetland Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vii, 590 Date of citation1793 x 1793 Feature named in sourcebay |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Magnus Bay 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Magnus Bay Head nameSt Magnus Bay PlaceSt Magnus Bay, Shetland Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Saints in this place-name
Magnus (ns) (certain)
Magnus of Orkney, martyr (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
