Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Peterburn, settlement Nigg NIG, KCD
Grid reference
NJ 943 037 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
394300 803700
Latitude
57.124376841192934
Longitude
-2.094153896458851
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
St Fittick's Bay, Nigg KCD (1.07 miles)
Peterseat, Nigg NIG, KCD (1.12 miles)
St Mary's Well, Aberdeen (1.19 miles)
Ladycroft, settlement Aberdeen (1.26 miles)
Nigg, parish KCD, d. StA (1.39 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Nigg, parish KCD, d. StA
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Peterburn
Head name
Peterburn
Place
Peterburn, settlement Nigg NIG, KCD
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Peterburn 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPeterburn Head namePeterburn PlacePeterburn, settlement Nigg NIG, KCD 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
Peter (ns) (maybe)
Peter, apostle (maybe)
Place-name data
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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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