Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Andrew's Point, Dunrosness (Shetland)
Grid reference
HU 398 151 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
439800 111510
Latitude
59.919528335694885
Longitude
-1.28810233135947
County
Shetland
Nearby places
Maryland, Dunrossness (1.69 miles)
Dunrossness, parish (Shetland) (1.94 miles)
Cross Kirk, Dunrossness (Shetland) (1.94 miles)
Ringans Kame, Dunrossness (Shetland) (2.41 miles)
St Ninian's Isle, Dunrossness, Shetland (3.62 miles)
Object Classification
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Maybe not a hagiotoponym.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Andrew's Point
Head name
Andrew's Point
Place
Andrew's Point, Dunrosness (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
Andrew's Point 1843, OS 6 inch
Historic formAndrew's Point Head nameAndrew's Point PlaceAndrew's Point, Dunrosness (Shetland) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameAround 1960. |
Source code
OS 6 inch
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 inch Provisional Edition
Notes
Around 1960.
Saints in this place-name
Andrew (ns) (maybe)
Andrew the apostle (maybe)
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
