Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's, settlement, Holm ORK
Grid reference
HY 474 013 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
347400 100130
Latitude
58.896201524640844
Longitude
-2.9129032107206205
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Orkney
Nearby places
St Nicholas Church, Holm (Orkney) (2.27 miles)
Holm (& Pablay), parish ORK (2.27 miles)
Burray, former parish, South Ronaldsay ORK (3.22 miles)
St Lawrence's Church, S. Ronaldsay (Burray) (3.22 miles)
St Peter's Kirk, St Andrews & Deerness ORK (4.19 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Holm (& Pablay), parish ORK
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's
Head name
St Mary's
Place
St Mary's, settlement, Holm ORK
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Mary's 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Head nameSt Mary's PlaceSt Mary's, settlement, Holm ORK 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (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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