Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Pittenweem, modern parish
Grid reference
NO 549 025 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
354900 702500
Latitude
56.21301534014374
Longitude
-2.7272118538903216
County
Fife
Nearby places
St Fillan's Well, Pittenweem (0 miles)
St Fillan's Cave, Pittenweem (0 miles)
Marygate, Pittenweem (0.06 miles)
St John's Episcopal Church, Pittenweem (0.06 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Pittenweem (0.09 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Anstruther Wester, parish (formerly)
Contains Pittenweem, modern parish
Within Pittenweem, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Contains Mary Magdalen's Well, Pittenweem
Contains Marygate, Pittenweem
Contains St Fillan's Cave, Pittenweem
Contains St Fillan's Well, Pittenweem
Contains St John's Episcopal Church, Pittenweem
Contains St Mary's Chapel, Pittenweem
Parish details
Pittenweem formerly part of Anstruther Wester
Parish TLA
PIT
County
Fife
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Pittenweem
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Pittenweem
Place
Pittenweem, modern parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Pittinweyme 1633, APS
Historic formPittinweyme This is not a hagiotoponym. Head namePittenweem PlacePittenweem, modern parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAPS, v, 142b=143a. Date of citation1633 x 1633 Feature named in sourcekirk |
Source code
APS
Source title
The Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland
Editors
T.Thomson & C.Innes
Year
1814-75
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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