Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Shapinsay, parish (Orkney)
Grid reference
HY 502 165 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
350200 101650
Latitude
59.033038827412454
Longitude
-2.8677373718290915
Nearby places
Lady's Kirk, Shapinsay (Orkney) (1.98 miles)
Kirkwall & St Ola, parish (Orkney) (4.65 miles)
St Olaf's Church, Kirkwall (4.65 miles)
St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall (4.83 miles)
St Olaf's Episcopal Church, Kirkwall (4.84 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for Shapinsay South Church.
Relationships with other places
Contains Lady's Kirk, Shapinsay (Orkney)
Parish TLA
SHA
County
Orkney
Medieval diocese
Orkney
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Shapinsay
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Shapinsay
Place
Shapinsay, parish (Orkney)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Schailpinsay 1560, Assumption
Historic formSchailpinsay This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameShapinsay PlaceShapinsay, parish (Orkney) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 660 Date of citation1560 x 1570 |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
Place-name data
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