Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Rock of St Skae, Dunninald, Craig
Grid reference
NO 715 538 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
371500 753800
Latitude
56.67521995226107
Longitude
-2.4651552521126265
County
Angus
Nearby places
St Skae's Chapel, eccl. Dunninald, Craig (0.06 miles)
Dunninald, former parish, Craig (0.06 miles)
Logie Pert, modern parish (0.65 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Craig (1.41 miles)
Marywells, settlement Craig (1.59 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Craig, parish (aka Inchbrayock)
Within Craig, parish (aka Inchbrayock)
Within Dunninald, former parish, Craig (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Rock of St Skae
Head name
Rock of St Skae
Place
Rock of St Skae, Dunninald, Craig
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Rock of St Skae 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formRock of St Skae Head nameRock of St Skae PlaceRock of St Skae, Dunninald, Craig 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
Skaoch (ns) (probable)
Skaoch, Skae (probable)
Sciath (ns) (doubtful)
Sciath ingen Mechair of Fert Scéithe (doubtful)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Chapel of St Skae, St Skae's Chapel, eccl. Dunninald, Craig
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:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
