Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Helensbank, settlement Dundee
Grid reference
NO 413 317 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
341300 731700
Latitude
56.473865268289025
Longitude
-2.952992189673458
County
Angus
Nearby places
Maryfield, settlement Dundee (0.2 miles)
St Roque's Chapel, Dundee (0.72 miles)
Mains, former parish, Mains & Strathmartine (0.83 miles)
Lady Well, Dundee (0.92 miles)
St Clement's Church, Dundee (1.12 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Now in the built-up area of Maryfield, Dundee.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dundee, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Maryfield, settlement Dundee
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Helensbank
Head name
Helensbank
Place
Helensbank, settlement Dundee
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Helensbank 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formHelensbank Head nameHelensbank PlaceHelensbank, settlement Dundee 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.
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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