Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Magdalene's Hill, Perth
Grid reference
NO 109 211 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
310900 721100
Latitude
56.37388577392132
Longitude
-3.442778130022879
Altitude (metres)
138
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
St Magdalene's Hospital, Perth (0.38 miles)
St Magdalene's, settlement Perth (0.38 miles)
Perth-St Leonard's, former parish, Perth (0.56 miles)
St Leonard's church & hospital, Perth (0.56 miles)
St Leonard's Bridge, Perth (1.07 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This hill lies to the south of the lands and hospital of the Hospital of Mary Magadalene, on the south side of Perth.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Forteviot, parish (formerly)
shown as a detached part of FTT on OS 6 inch 1st edn
Within Perth-St John's, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Magdalene's Hill
Head name
St Magdalene's Hill
Place
St Magdalene's Hill, Perth
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
St Magdalene's Hill 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Magdalene's Hill Head nameSt Magdalene's Hill PlaceSt Magdalene's Hill, Perth 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 Magdalene (ns) (certain)
Mary Magdalene (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Derives from St Magdalene's Hospital, St Magdalene's Hospital, Perth
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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