Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Halliara Kirk, Fetlar
Grid reference
HU 630 908 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
463000 119080
Latitude
60.596267072691695
Longitude
-0.8496023090559498
Altitude (metres)
75
County
Shetland
Nearby places
Fetlar, parish (1.44 miles)
Mid Yell, former parish, Yell (Shetland) (7.19 miles)
St John's Church, Mid-Yell, Yell (Shetland) (7.19 miles)
Yell, parish (Shetland) (8.05 miles)
St Olaf's Church, Lund, Unst (Shetland) (9.1 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Maybe not a hagiotoponym. 'Dedicated, as some say, to St Hilary' (OS Name Book 1878), but this is to be doubted.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Fetlar, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Halliara Kirk
Head name
Halliara Kirk
Place
Halliara Kirk, Fetlar
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
Halliara Kirk 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formHalliara Kirk Head nameHalliara Kirk PlaceHalliara Kirk, Fetlar 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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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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