Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Head, Canisbay
Grid reference
ND 310 750 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
331000 975000
Latitude
58.657709548819305
Longitude
-3.1893699295135387
County
Caithness
Nearby places
Canisbay, parish (2.46 miles)
St Drostan's Kirk, Canisbay (2.46 miles)
Ladykirk, eccles. Canisbay (4.81 miles)
St John's Chapel, Dunnet (5.1 miles)
St John's Loch, Dunnet (5.62 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Canisbay, parish
Relationships with other places
Contains St John's Chapel, Canisbay
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?St John's Head
Head name
St John's Head
Place
St John's Head, Canisbay
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
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 John's Head 1793, OSA
Historic formSt John's Head Head nameSt John's Head PlaceSt John's Head, Canisbay Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, viii, 158 Date of citation1793 x 1793 Feature named in sourceheadland |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (maybe)
John the Baptist (maybe)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as St John's Chapel, St John's Chapel, Canisbay
Same specific as St John's Point, St John's Head, Canisbay
St John's Point
Head name
St John's Point
Place
St John's Head, Canisbay
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 John's Point 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John's Point Head nameSt John's Point PlaceSt John's Head, Canisbay 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.
St John's Point 1904, OS 1 inch
Historic formSt John's Point Head nameSt John's Point PlaceSt John's Head, Canisbay Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 1 inch, 2nd ed. Sheet 117 Date of citation1904 x 1904 Notes on the context of this place-nameThis is the series following the 7th series, with all-over red cover. |
Source code
OS 1 inch
Source title
Ordnance Survey One-Inch Map
Notes
This is the series following the 7th series, with all-over red cover.
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (maybe)
John the Baptist (maybe)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as St John's Chapel, St John's Chapel, Canisbay
Same specific as St John's Head, St John's Head, Canisbay
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
