Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Nicholas's Land, Arbroath & St Vigeans
Grid reference
NO 641 411 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
364100 741100
Latitude
56.56060872654938
Longitude
-2.5841613857002192
County
Angus
Nearby places
St Michael's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.06 miles)
Arbroath, former parish, Arb. & St Vigeans (0.09 miles)
St Thomas's Church, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.14 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.32 miles)
Lady Bridge, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.32 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR is for the land on the north side of Lordburn, as shown on OS map. The charter of 1505 states that the lands of William Schetho lie 'on the north side of Lordburn, between St Nicholas's Lands on the west side and the lands of Thomas Cowper on the east side'.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Arbroath & St Vigeans, parish
Within Arbroath, former parish, Arb. & St Vigeans (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Terrae Sancti Nicholai
Head name
Terrae Sancti Nicholai
Place
St Nicholas's Land, Arbroath & St Vigeans
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Terras Sancti Nicholai 1505, Arb. Lib.
Historic formTerras Sancti Nicholai Head nameTerrae Sancti Nicholai PlaceSt Nicholas's Land, Arbroath & St Vigeans Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., ii no. 765 Date of citation1505 x 1505 |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Saints in this place-name
Nicholas (ns) (certain)
Nicholas, bishop of Myra (certain)
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