Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Margaret's Hope (South Ronaldsay) ORK
Grid reference
ND 448 940 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
344800 994000
Latitude
58.83031817412719
Longitude
-2.95621091131855
County
Orkney
Nearby places
St Margaret's Hope, village, South Ronaldsay (0.32 miles)
St Margaret's Chapel, South Ronaldsay (0.45 miles)
St Ola's Chapel, South Ronaldsay ORK (1.89 miles)
St Peter's Church, South Ronaldsay (Orkney) (2.41 miles)
South Ronaldsay St Peter's, former parish SRO (ORK) (2.41 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Margaret's Hope
Head name
St Margaret's Hope
Place
St Margaret's Hope (South Ronaldsay) 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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Margaret's Hope 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Margaret's Hope Head nameSt Margaret's Hope PlaceSt Margaret's Hope (South Ronaldsay) 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
Margaret (ns) (certain)
Margaret of Scotland (probable)
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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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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