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Catherine's Cross, cross, Tain
Grid reference
NH 828 804 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
282800 880400
Latitude
57.79812251285612
Longitude
-3.972046123763414
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
St Catherines Cross, settlement, Tain (0.14 miles)
Fearn, modern parish ROS (2.02 miles)
St John the Baptist's Chapel, Tarbat (2.63 miles)
St Duthus's Chapel, Tain (2.89 miles)
Tain, parish ROS (2.89 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OS Name Book (1871) records of this cross that it was situated 'at one time situated on a small conical mound, where an annual market was held by the people of Tain, but was removed many years ago (cited by NMRS). Crois Caitrion may have been a girth cross of Tain (Watson 1904, 33). An inquest of 1439 (copy in burgh records (information from municipal corp records)) refers to the girth between four crosses which marked the four corners (OPS 1855).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tain, parish ROS
Relationships with other places
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Catherine's Cross
Head name
Catherine's Cross
Place
Catherine's Cross, cross, Tain
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Catherine's Cross 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCatherine's Cross Head nameCatherine's Cross PlaceCatherine's Cross, cross, Tain 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
Catherine (ns) (certain)
Catherine of Alexandria (probable)
Catherine of Siena (doubtful)
Crois Caitrion
Head name
Crois Caitrion
Place
Catherine's Cross, cross, Tain
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Crois Caitrion 1904, Watson 1904
Historic formCrois Caitrion Head nameCrois Caitrion PlaceCatherine's Cross, cross, Tain Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWatson 1904, 33 Date of citation1904 x 1904 Notes on the context of this place-namereprinted in paperback 1996 by Highland Heritage Books, price £10.99 |
Source code
Watson 1904
Author
W. J. Watson
Source title
Place-Names of Ross and Cromarty
Year
1904
Notes
reprinted in paperback 1996 by Highland Heritage Books, price £10.99
Saints in this place-name
Catherine (ns) (probable)
Catherine of Alexandria (probable)
Catherine of Siena (maybe)
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