Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Paldy Fair, Fordoun
Grid reference
NO 725 809 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
372500 780900
Latitude
56.918754748248524
Longitude
-2.4517525761628876
Altitude (metres)
185
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
Paldyfair Wood, Fordoun (0.25 miles)
St Mary's Well, Glenbervie (0.77 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Glenbervie (1.14 miles)
St Palladius's Chapel, Fordoun (1.55 miles)
Fordoun, parish (1.55 miles)
Object Classification
Other
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
On the hillside above the town of Fordoun.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Fordoun, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Paldy Fair
Head name
Paldy Fair
Place
Paldy Fair, Fordoun
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
Paldy fair 1792, OSA
Historic formPaldy fair Head namePaldy Fair PlacePaldy Fair, Fordoun Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 4 p500 Date of citation1792 x 1792 Feature named in sourcefair |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Paldy Fair 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPaldy Fair Head namePaldy Fair PlacePaldy Fair, Fordoun 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
Palladius, Paldy (ns) (certain)
Palladius (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Name is part of Paldyfair Wood, Paldyfair Wood, Fordoun
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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