Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Margaret's Hope, village, South Ronaldsay
Grid reference
ND 447 935 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
344700 993500
Latitude
58.82581511457991
Longitude
-2.9578190196931162
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Orkney
Nearby places
St Margaret's Chapel, South Ronaldsay (0.2 miles)
St Margaret's Hope (South Ronaldsay) ORK (0.32 miles)
St Ola's Chapel, South Ronaldsay ORK (1.59 miles)
St Peter's Church, South Ronaldsay (Orkney) (2.2 miles)
South Ronaldsay St Peter's, former parish SRO (ORK) (2.2 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
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, village, South Ronaldsay
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
S. Margeret Houp 1654, Blaeu
Historic formS. Margeret Houp Head nameSt Margaret's Hope PlaceSt Margaret's Hope, village, South Ronaldsay Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Orkney & Shetland Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
St Margaret's Hope 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Margaret's Hope Head nameSt Margaret's Hope PlaceSt Margaret's Hope, village, South Ronaldsay 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.
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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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