Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Fergus, settlement, St Fergus
Grid reference
NK 093 519 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
409300 851900
Latitude
57.557336119617275
Longitude
-1.844562234987766
Altitude (metres)
25
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Fergus Links, St Fergus (1.2 miles)
St Fergus's Church, St Fergus (1.55 miles)
St Fergus, parish (aka Longley, Inverugie) (1.55 miles)
St Fergus Moss, St Fergus (2.66 miles)
Peterhead, parish (4.16 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This village contains the Kirktown of St Fergus, which must have appeared after 1616 when the parish kirk moved here from its medieval site on the shore.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Fergus
Head name
St Fergus
Place
St Fergus, settlement, St Fergus
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 Fergus 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Fergus Head nameSt Fergus PlaceSt Fergus, settlement, St Fergus 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.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from St Fergus's Church, St Fergus's Church, St Fergus
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
