Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Mary's Knowe, Kinross
Grid reference
NO 129 031 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
312900 703100
Latitude
56.21257131961024
Longitude
-3.4044609525372054
Altitude (metres)
110
County
Kinross-shire
Nearby places
Kinross, parish (0.81 miles)
Croftmartin, Orwell (0.88 miles)
Orwell, parish (1.14 miles)
Fergusknowe, settlement Kinross (1.67 miles)
Fergus Knowe, relief Kinross (1.98 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kinross, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Mary's Knowe
Head name
Mary's Knowe
Place
Mary's Knowe, Kinross
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
Mary's Knowe 1857, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formMary's Knowe Head nameMary's Knowe PlaceMary's Knowe, Kinross 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.
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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