Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Andrew's Chapel, Windwick, South Ronaldsay
Grid reference
ND 458 867 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
345800 986700
Latitude
58.76488732274084
Longitude
-2.9371219760011322
County
Orkney
Nearby places
Ladypark, South Ronaldsay (0.62 miles)
Our Lady's Chapel, Halcro, South Ronaldsay (0.75 miles)
S. Andrewes Head, South Ronaldsay (1.29 miles)
South Ronaldsay, modern parish (Orkney) (1.38 miles)
St Colm's Chapel, Burwick, South Ronaldsay (1.88 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent S. Andrewes Head, South Ronaldsay
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Andrew's Chapel
Head name
St Andrew's Chapel
Place
St Andrew's Chapel, Windwick, South Ronaldsay
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
St Andrew's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Andrew's Chapel Head nameSt Andrew's Chapel PlaceSt Andrew's Chapel, Windwick, 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.
Saints in this place-name
Andrew (ns) (certain)
Andrew the apostle (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as S. Andrewes Head, S. Andrewes Head, South Ronaldsay
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
