Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Pitmedden House, Dyce
Grid reference
NJ 862 148 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
386200 814800
Latitude
57.22392719078755
Longitude
-2.2285653215704553
Altitude (metres)
60
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Fintray, parish ABD (0.71 miles)
St Meddan's Church, Fintray (0.71 miles)
Dyce, parish (0.89 miles)
Chapel of St Fergus, Dyce (0.89 miles)
St Giles's Chapel, Fintray (1.72 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Pitmedden House stands on teh south bank of the River Don here, which forms the boundary between Dyce and Fintray. The parish church of Fintray, St Meddan's, is only 1.1 km distant, on the other side of hte river.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dyce, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Pitmedden House
Head name
Pitmedden House
Place
Pitmedden House, Dyce
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
Pitmedden House 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPitmedden House Head namePitmedden House PlacePitmedden House, Dyce 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.
Place-name data
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