Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Catherine Bank, settlement North Leith
Grid reference
NT 257 766 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
325700 676600
Latitude
55.97667522746932
Longitude
-3.1907499957805285
Altitude (metres)
15
Nearby places
North Leith, modern parish (0.32 miles)
St Nicholas Chapel, North Leith (0.56 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, North Leith (0.62 miles)
St Mark's Place, South Leith (0.65 miles)
St Anthony's Hospital/Friary, Leith (0.83 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within North Leith, modern parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Catherine Bank
Head name
Catherine Bank
Place
Catherine Bank, settlement North Leith
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Catherine Bank 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCatherine Bank Head nameCatherine Bank PlaceCatherine Bank, settlement North Leith Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 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) (doubtful)
Catherine of Alexandria (doubtful)
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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