Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Meads of St John, Edinkillie
Grid reference
NJ 014 546 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
301400 854600
Latitude
57.570929332603384
Longitude
-3.6486844461815098
Altitude (metres)
40
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
St John's Pool, Edinkillie (0.09 miles)
St John's Logy, eccles., Rafford (0.38 miles)
Altyre, former parish, Rafford (1.37 miles)
Dyke & Moy, parish (2.28 miles)
Dalvey, settlement, Dyke & Moy (2.51 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St John's Logy, eccles., Rafford
across the River Findhorn
Adjacent St John's Pool, Edinkillie
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Meads of St John
Head name
Meads of St John
Place
Meads of St John, Edinkillie
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
Meads of St John 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formMeads of St John Head nameMeads of St John PlaceMeads of St John, Edinkillie 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) (certain)
John the Baptist (probable) close to St John's Logy
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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