Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Newton of Inshewan, Tannadice
Grid reference
NO 414 597 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
341400 759700
Latitude
56.72541935931759
Longitude
-2.957712011084096
Altitude (metres)
130
County
Angus
Nearby places
Newmill of Inshewan, Tannadice (0.81 miles)
Cortachy, former parish, Cortachy & Clova (1.18 miles)
Cortachy & Clova, modern parish (1.55 miles)
Inshewan, Tannadice (2.59 miles)
St Arnold's Seat, Tannadice (2.78 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It is on the hillside above the River South Esk, upstream from Inshewan.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tannadice, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Newton of Inshewan
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Newton of Inshewan
Place
Newton of Inshewan, Tannadice
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
Relationships with other place names
Name contains Inshewan, Inshewan, Tannadice
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
