Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Clair Cottage, Olrig
Grid reference
ND 196 676 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
319600 967600
Latitude
58.58929713311867
Longitude
-3.383184428783709
Altitude (metres)
25
County
Caithness
Nearby places
Olrig, parish (0.72 miles)
St Trothan's Church, Olrig (0.72 miles)
Trothanmas Hillock, Olrig (0.83 miles)
St Coomb's Kirk, Olrig (0.89 miles)
Dunnet, parish (2.6 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Clair Cottage
Head name
St Clair Cottage
Place
St Clair Cottage, Olrig
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 Clair Cottage 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Clair Cottage Head nameSt Clair Cottage PlaceSt Clair Cottage, Olrig 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
Clare (ns) (certain)
Clare of Assisi (maybe)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
