Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Trinity, Brechin
Grid reference
NO 605 620 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
360500 762000
Latitude
56.748090152214814
Longitude
-2.6459389617737354
Altitude (metres)
90
County
Angus
Nearby places
Trinity Muir Market Place, Brechin (0.06 miles)
Brechin, parish (1.39 miles)
St Michael's Mount, Brechin (1.45 miles)
Michael Den, Brechin (1.5 miles)
Kilmuir, former parish, Brechin (1.55 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The parish church of Brechin was (later) dedicated to the Trinity; and next to Trinity (settlement) there is Trinity Muir Market Place, suggesting that a fair (perhaps on the feast of the Holy Trinity, or associated with it) was kept, giving its name to the settlement here.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Brechin, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Trinity
Head name
Trinity
Place
Trinity, Brechin
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
Trinity 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formTrinity Head nameTrinity PlaceTrinity, Brechin 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
Trinity (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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