Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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John's Head
Grid reference
HU 284 614 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
428400 116140
Latitude
60.33622440552267
Longitude
-1.4855535176650143
County
Shetland
Nearby places
Catherine's Water, Sandsting (Shetland) (2.02 miles)
Peter's Water, Sandsting (3.68 miles)
Lady Knowe, Delting (Shetland) (4.01 miles)
St Magnus Bay, Shetland (4.92 miles)
Aithsting, former parish, Sandsting (Shetland) (5.27 miles)
Object Classification
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Sandsting, parish (Shetland)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?John's Head
Head name
John's Head
Place
John's Head
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
John's Head 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formJohn's Head Head nameJohn's Head PlaceJohn's Head 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.
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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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
