Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Breedie's Haugh, Fintray
Grid reference
NJ 797 164 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
379700 816400
Latitude
57.238059297883865
Longitude
-2.336351937960206
Altitude (metres)
45
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Kintore, parish (0.33 miles)
Lady's Well, Kintore (0.44 miles)
Lands of the Holy Cross, Kintore (0.69 miles)
Kinkell, former parish, Keithhall & Kinkell ABD (1.78 miles)
Kinellar, parish (1.94 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It stands on the bank of the River Don, which here forms the western march of the parish of Fintray.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Breedie's Haugh
Head name
Breedie's Haugh
Place
Breedie's Haugh, Fintray
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
Breedie's Haugh 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formBreedie's Haugh Head nameBreedie's Haugh PlaceBreedie's Haugh, Fintray 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
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (doubtful)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (doubtful)
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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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