Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Bathan's Strand, Whitekirk & Tyninghame
Grid reference
NT 630 814 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
363000 681400
Latitude
56.024128694431745
Longitude
-2.59368612162258
Nearby places
St Baldred's Cradle, Whitekirk & Tyninghame (0.45 miles)
Tyninghame, former parish, WTH (1.26 miles)
St Baldred's Church, Whitekirk & Tyninghame (1.31 miles)
St Mary's Church, Whitekirk (& Tyningham) (1.99 miles)
Our Lady's Well, Whitekirk & Tyninghame (1.99 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A sandy bay near St Baldred's Cradle.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Bathan's Strand
Head name
Bathan's Strand
Place
Bathan's Strand, Whitekirk & Tyninghame
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
Bathan's Strand 1854, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formBathan's Strand Head nameBathan's Strand PlaceBathan's Strand, 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
Báeth, Báetán, Báithíne, Mo Báe (ns) (certain)
Báithíne m. Brénaínn of Iona (probable)
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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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