Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Baldred's House, Whitekirk & Tyninghame
Grid reference
NT 601 847 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
360100 684700
Latitude
56.05354694817031
Longitude
-2.640706218540867
Nearby places
Auldhame, former parish, WTH (0.09 miles)
St Baldred's Cave, Whitekirk & Tyninghame (0.26 miles)
St Baldred's Well, Whitekirk & Tyninghame (0.65 miles)
St Baldred's Boat, Whitekirk & Tyningham (0.69 miles)
St Baldred's Chapel, North Berwick (Bass) (1.61 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is the remains of a sixteenth-century laird's house. It is shown as 'Auldhame (remains of)' on modern OS maps.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Baldred's House
Head name
St Baldred's House
Place
St Baldred's House, Whitekirk & Tyninghame
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St Baldred's House 1854, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Baldred's House Head nameSt Baldred's House PlaceSt Baldred's House, Whitekirk & Tyninghame 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
Baldred (ns) (certain)
Baldred (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
