Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Clair House, Aberdeen
Grid reference
NJ 942 085 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
394200 808500
Latitude
57.167499155366755
Longitude
-2.0959172195063394
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Helena Cottage, Aberdeen (0.2 miles)
St Machar's Cathedral, Aberdeen (0.22 miles)
St Nicholas Poorhouse, Aberdeen (0.22 miles)
Old Machar, Old Aberdeen, parish (0.22 miles)
St John's Well, at Cathedral, Aberdeen (0.31 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Clair House
Head name
St Clair House
Place
St Clair House, Aberdeen
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
St Clair House 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Clair House Head nameSt Clair House PlaceSt Clair House, Aberdeen 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
Clare (ns) (certain)
Clare of Assisi (maybe)
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
