Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Peter's Church, Sandwick (Orkney)
Grid reference
HY 234 198 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
323400 101980
Latitude
59.058703032877766
Longitude
-3.335740878212385
Altitude (metres)
15
County
Orkney
Nearby places
Sandwick, parish (Orkney) (0 miles)
Harray, former parish, Birsay & Harray (4 miles)
Mary Kirk, eccles. Harray, Birsay & Harray (4 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Stromness (Orkney) (4.33 miles)
St Magnus Well, Birsay (Orkney) (4.89 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The parish church of Sandwick, erected in 1836, stands partly on the foundations of its predecessor (Name Book 1880), built in 1670 and dedicated to St Peter - probably the same dedication as given to previous churches on the site (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Sandwick, parish (Orkney)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Peter's Church
Head name
St Peter's Church
Place
St Peter's Church, Sandwick (Orkney)
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 Peter's Church 1970
Historic formSt Peter's Church Head nameSt Peter's Church PlaceSt Peter's Church, Sandwick (Orkney) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1970 x 1979 |
St Peter's Church 1970
Historic formSt Peter's Church Head nameSt Peter's Church PlaceSt Peter's Church, Sandwick (Orkney) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1970 x 1979 |
Author
Taylor, Simon
Source title
Iona Abbots in Scottish Place-Names
Editors
Dauvit Broun and Thomas Owen Clancy
Pages
35-70
Volume
Spes Scotorum, Hope of Scots:
Year
1999
St Peter's Church 1970
Historic formSt Peter's Church Head nameSt Peter's Church PlaceSt Peter's Church, Sandwick (Orkney) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1970 x 1979 |
Saints in this place-name
Peter (ns) (certain)
Peter, apostle (certain)
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