Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Fergus Moss, St Fergus
Grid reference
NK 054 537 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
405400 853700
Latitude
57.57356977112981
Longitude
-1.909705672571766
Altitude (metres)
45
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Crimond, parish (2.36 miles)
St Fergus, settlement, St Fergus (2.66 miles)
St Fergus Links, St Fergus (3.84 miles)
Taubernavin, well, Rathen (3.92 miles)
St Columba's Episcopal Church, Lonmay (4.08 miles)
Object Classification
Vegetation
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Fergus Moss
Head name
St Fergus Moss
Place
St Fergus Moss, 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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Fergus Moss 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Fergus Moss Head nameSt Fergus Moss PlaceSt Fergus Moss, 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
Name contains St Fergus, St Fergus, parish (aka Longley, Inverugie)
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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Satellite map with labels:
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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
