Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Catherine Street, Cupar
Grid reference
NO 376 145 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
337600 714500
Latitude
56.31886889909802
Longitude
-3.008956016899998
Altitude (metres)
25
County
Fife
Nearby places
Lady Burn, Monimail/Cupar (0.06 miles)
St Catherine's Priory & Church, Cupar (0.06 miles)
St Catherine's Cottage, Cupar (0.09 miles)
Lady Wynd, Cupar (0.14 miles)
St Catherine's Haugh, Cupar (0.14 miles)
Object Classification
Other
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The dedication to Catherine arises from the fact that the Dominican friary in Cupar owned land here in the burgh, where St Catherine Street now runs (and also St Catherine's Haugh across the river in Tarvit TVX). Catherine was the patron saint of the Dominican community of Cupar.
Relationships with other places
Related ? St Catherine's Cottage, Cupar
It lies across the river, at a distance of c.150 m.
Related ? St Catherine's Haugh, Cupar
Adjoined to St Catherine's Priory & Church, Cupar
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Catherine Street
Head name
St Catherine Street
Place
St Catherine Street, Cupar
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 Catherine Street 1856, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Catherine Street Head nameSt Catherine Street PlaceSt Catherine Street, Cupar Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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
Catherine (ns) (certain)
Catherine of Alexandria (certain)
Place-name data
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