Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cross Kirk, Dunrossness (Shetland)
Grid reference
HU 374 131 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
437400 111310
Latitude
59.90179388804213
Longitude
-1.3313885079399261
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Shetland
Nearby places
Dunrossness, parish (Shetland) (0 miles)
Andrew's Point, Dunrosness (Shetland) (1.94 miles)
Lady's Holm, Dunrossness (2.17 miles)
St Magnus Sound, Dunrossness, Shetland (2.73 miles)
Maryland, Dunrossness (3.17 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This was the medieval parish kirk of Dunrossness, abandoned circa 1790 because of encroaching sand. See NMRS records (Canmore ID 570) for further information.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cross Kirk
Head name
Cross Kirk
Place
Cross Kirk, Dunrossness (Shetland)
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
Cross Kirk 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCross Kirk Head nameCross Kirk PlaceCross Kirk, Dunrossness (Shetland) 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
Cross (ns) (certain)
Cross, Crux (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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