Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Kirk, Baliasta, Unst (Shetland)
Grid reference
HP 602 095 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
460200 120950
Latitude
60.76464062732477
Longitude
-0.8949760347680762
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Shetland
Nearby places
Baliasta, former parish, Unst (Shetland) (0 miles)
Unst, modern parish (Shetland) (0.86 miles)
Marypark, Unst (Shetland) (1.29 miles)
Cross Kirk, Unst (Shetland) (3.38 miles)
Cross Geo, Unst (3.41 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Baliasta, former parish, Unst (Shetland) (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Kirk
Head name
St John's Kirk
Place
St John's Kirk, Baliasta, Unst (Shetland)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
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?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (maybe)
John the Baptist (maybe)
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
Map Layers
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Satellite map:
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Satellite map with labels:
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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
