Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Catherine's Water, Sandsting (Shetland)
Grid reference
HU 274 583 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
427400 115830
Latitude
60.30845739086767
Longitude
-1.5040892892032902
County
Shetland
Nearby places
Peter's Water, Sandsting (1.87 miles)
John's Head (2.02 miles)
Aithsting, former parish, Sandsting (Shetland) (4.57 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel WAS (4.69 miles)
St Margaret's Kirk, Sandness, WAS Shetland (5.16 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Sandsting, parish (Shetland)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Catherine's Water
Head name
Catherine's Water
Place
Catherine's Water, Sandsting (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
Catherine's Water 1842, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCatherine's Water Head nameCatherine's Water PlaceCatherine's Water, Sandsting (Shetland) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1842 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
Catherine (ns) (doubtful)
Catherine of Alexandria (doubtful)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
