Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Catherine's Wynd, Dunfermline
Grid reference
NT 089 873 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
308900 687300
Latitude
56.06989727100581
Longitude
-3.4635331839542167
Altitude (metres)
85
County
Fife
Nearby places
St Catherine's Chapel, Dunfermline (0 miles)
Dunfermline, parish (0.06 miles)
Dunfermline Abbey, Trinity, Dunfermline (0.06 miles)
Lady's Mill, Dunfermline (0.32 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Dunfermline (0.33 miles)
Object Classification
Other
street
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
On or near this street was situated St Catherine's Chapel (and its almshouse for the poor).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dunfermline, parish
Relationships with other places
Contains St Catherine's Chapel, Dunfermline
Adjacent St Catherine's Garden, Dunfermline
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Catherine's Wynd
Head name
St Catherine's Wynd
Place
St Catherine's Wynd, Dunfermline
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 Catherine's Wynd 1856, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Catherine's Wynd Head nameSt Catherine's Wynd PlaceSt Catherine's Wynd, Dunfermline Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1856 x 1856 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) (certain)
Catherine of Alexandria (certain)
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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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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