Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Rock Ernan, Strathdon
Grid reference
NJ 266 138 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
326600 813800
Latitude
57.20927184670051
Longitude
-3.2152570227954236
Altitude (metres)
590
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Carn Ealasaid, hilltop, KRM/STD (2.75 miles)
St Machar's Well, Strathdon (3.34 miles)
St Machar's Chapel, Strathdon (3.51 miles)
St Mary's, O.L. of the Snows, Strathdon (4.06 miles)
St Stephen's Well, Inveravon (5.23 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Strathdon, parish, aka Invernochty
Within Tarland, parish (formerly)
OS 6 inch 1st edn shows it in a detached part of Tarland & Migvie parish.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Rock Ernan
Head name
Rock Ernan
Place
Rock Ernan, Strathdon
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
Rock Ernan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formRock Ernan Head nameRock Ernan PlaceRock Ernan, Strathdon 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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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
