Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Olaf's Episcopal Church, Kirkwall
Grid reference
HY 451 106 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
345100 101060
Latitude
58.979430370828126
Longitude
-2.955119441534046
Nearby places
St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall (0.18 miles)
Kirkwall & St Ola, parish (Orkney) (0.32 miles)
St Olaf's Church, Kirkwall (0.32 miles)
Lady's Kirk, Shapinsay (Orkney) (3.79 miles)
Peterhouse, St Andrews & Deerness (4.17 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Church opened and dedicated on the feast of St Olaf, 29 July 1876 (from the Church's own website)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Olaf's Episcopal Church
Head name
St Olaf's Episcopal Church
Place
St Olaf's Episcopal Church, Kirkwall
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Olaf's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Olaf's Church Head nameSt Olaf's Episcopal Church PlaceSt Olaf's Episcopal Church, Kirkwall 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.
Saints in this place-name
Olaf (ns) (certain)
Olaf, king of Norway (certain)
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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