Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Magnus Sound, Dunrossness, Shetland
Grid reference
HU 390 090 (vague location)
Six-figure easting & northing
439000 110900
Latitude
59.86482946686726
Longitude
-1.3035578621038655
County
Shetland
Nearby places
Lady's Holm, Dunrossness (1 miles)
Dunrossness, parish (Shetland) (2.73 miles)
Cross Kirk, Dunrossness (Shetland) (2.73 miles)
Andrew's Point, Dunrosness (Shetland) (3.82 miles)
Maryland, Dunrossness (5.47 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It is described in 1633: 'On the Westside of the southward point of Shetland there is a good harbour and sound called St Magnus' (Geog. Coll. iii, 60).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Magnus Sound
Head name
St Magnus Sound
Place
St Magnus Sound, Dunrossness, Shetland
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
sound called St Magnus 1633, Geog. Coll. III
Historic formsound called St Magnus Head nameSt Magnus Sound PlaceSt Magnus Sound, Dunrossness, Shetland Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. III, 60 Date of citation1633 x 1633 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. III
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchel and James Toshach Clark
Series
Scottish History Society
Year
1908
Saints in this place-name
Magnus (ns) (certain)
Magnus of Orkney, martyr (certain)
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