Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Johnshill, settlement, Alvah
Grid reference
NJ 711 548 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
371100 854800
Latitude
57.58255937890962
Longitude
-2.4833633700550855
Altitude (metres)
90
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
Maryhill, Alvah (1.74 miles)
King Edward, parish (1.8 miles)
Helen's Well, Alvah (2.17 miles)
St John's Well, Turriff (2.62 miles)
St Congan's Church, Episc., Turriff (3.03 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Larger-scale modern OS maps show Upper Johnshill and Lower Johnshill as two separate settlements.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Alvah, parish BNF
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Johnshill
Head name
Johnshill
Place
Johnshill, settlement, Alvah
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Johnshill 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formJohnshill Head nameJohnshill PlaceJohnshill, settlement, Alvah 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
John (ns) (doubtful)
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
