Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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S. Andrewes Head, South Ronaldsay
Grid reference
ND 470 850 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
347000 985000
Latitude
58.74976927300298
Longitude
-2.915975253789983
County
Orkney
Nearby places
Our Lady's Chapel, Halcro, South Ronaldsay (0.69 miles)
St Andrew's Chapel, Windwick, South Ronaldsay (1.29 miles)
Ladypark, South Ronaldsay (1.83 miles)
St Colm's Chapel, Burwick, South Ronaldsay (1.86 miles)
St Mary's Church, Burwick, North Ronaldsay (1.92 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Shown on Blaeu (1654) near Halcro, whence the NGR given.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?S. Andrewes Head
Head name
S. Andrewes Head
Place
S. Andrewes Head, South Ronaldsay
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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
S. Andrewes Head 1654, Blaeu
Historic formS. Andrewes Head Head nameS. Andrewes Head PlaceS. Andrewes Head, South Ronaldsay Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Orkney & Shetland Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Saints in this place-name
Andrew (ns) (certain)
Andrew the apostle (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as St Andrew's Chapel, St Andrew's Chapel, Windwick, South Ronaldsay
Place-name data
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