Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Combs, settlement, Lonmay
Grid reference
NJ 056 631 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
305600 863100
Latitude
57.64815614564904
Longitude
-3.5818004395549794
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Kinloss, modern parish (0.95 miles)
St Mary's Abbey, Kinloss (1.14 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, Dyke & Moy (2.88 miles)
St Laurence's Church, Forres (2.97 miles)
Forres, parish (2.97 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The village clusters around the ruins of the St Columba's Church, Lonmay.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Lonmay, parish, aka St Colm
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Combs
Head name
St Combs
Place
St Combs, settlement, Lonmay
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
St Comb's 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Comb's Head nameSt Combs PlaceSt Combs, settlement, Lonmay 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.
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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