Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Virginhall, Kilspindie
Grid reference
NO 169 253 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
316900 725300
Latitude
56.41270533307181
Longitude
-3.346984197682507
Altitude (metres)
185
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Maidenwells, settlement Kinnoul (0.64 miles)
Kinfauns, parish (1.93 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, Kinfauns (1.93 miles)
Lady Well, well Kilspindie (2.19 miles)
Ladywell, settlement Kilspindie (2.91 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Shown on OS 6 inch 1st edn in the south-west corner of Kilspindie parish, not far from its march with a former detached part of Kinnoull parish. It is at or near the site of OS Digimap Arnbathie Cottages.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilspindie, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Virginhall
Head name
Virginhall
Place
Virginhall, Kilspindie
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Virginhall 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formVirginhall Head nameVirginhall PlaceVirginhall, Kilspindie 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
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
