Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Clement's Aisle, Dingwall
Grid reference
NH 549 589 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
254900 858900
Latitude
57.596990790384474
Longitude
-4.42811016372242
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Dingwall, parish (0 miles)
St James's Church (Epsicopal), Dingwall (0.14 miles)
Maryburgh, Fodderty (1.64 miles)
Urquhart & Logie Wester, modern parish (1.9 miles)
Urquhart, former parish., Urq & Logie Wester (1.94 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is the site of the medieval church of St Clement, demolished in the late eighteenth century. There is no trace of the building above ground, but a geophysical survey in 2011 revealed anomalies which were interpreted as the foundations of parts of the walls (DES 12 (2011) 103).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dingwall, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Clement's Aisle
Head name
St Clement's Aisle
Place
St Clement's Aisle, Dingwall
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 Clement's Aisle 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Clement's Aisle Head nameSt Clement's Aisle PlaceSt Clement's Aisle, Dingwall 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
Clement (ns) (certain)
Clement , pope and martyr (certain)
Place-name data
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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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