Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Margaret's Hope, Inverkeithing
Grid reference
NT 112 813 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
311200 681300
Latitude
56.01643228619379
Longitude
-3.424608770869087
County
Fife
Nearby places
St Margarets, settlement Inverkeithing (0.71 miles)
St James' Chapel, Inverkeithing (1.3 miles)
St Heriots Well, Inverkeithing (1.49 miles)
St Peter's Church, Inverkeithing (1.49 miles)
Inverkeithing, parish (1.49 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Inverkeithing, parish
Relationships with other places
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Queen Margaret's Hope
Head name
Queen Margaret's Hope
Place
St Margaret's Hope, Inverkeithing
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Queen Margarets Houp 1654, Blaeu
Historic formQueen Margarets Houp Head nameQueen Margaret's Hope PlaceSt Margaret's Hope, Inverkeithing Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Lothian and Linlithgow Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as St Margaret's Hope, St Margaret's Hope, Inverkeithing
St Margaret's Hope
Head name
St Margaret's Hope
Place
St Margaret's Hope, Inverkeithing
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 Margaret's Bay or Hope 1794, OSA
Historic formSt Margaret's Bay or Hope Head nameSt Margaret's Hope PlaceSt Margaret's Hope, Inverkeithing Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, x, 506 Date of citation1794 x 1794 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Margaret's Hope 1856, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Margaret's Hope Head nameSt Margaret's Hope PlaceSt Margaret's Hope, Inverkeithing 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
Margaret (ns) (certain)
Margaret of Scotland (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Queen Margaret's Hope, St Margaret's Hope, Inverkeithing
Place-name data
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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