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South Ronaldsay, modern parish (Orkney)
Grid reference
ND 440 880 (general (5km))
Six-figure easting & northing
344000 988000
Latitude
58.77633212883313
Longitude
-2.9685639450974706
Nearby places
Ladypark, South Ronaldsay (1.13 miles)
St Andrew's Chapel, Windwick, South Ronaldsay (1.38 miles)
St John's Geo, South Ronaldsay (1.39 miles)
Our Lady's Chapel, Halcro, South Ronaldsay (1.99 miles)
St Ola's Chapel, South Ronaldsay ORK (2.08 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR given is for the approximate centre of the island and parish of South Ronaldsay.
Relationships with other parishes
Contains South Ronaldsay St Mary's, former parish (ORK)
Contains South Ronaldsay St Mary's, former parish (ORK)
Contains South Ronaldsay St Peter's, former parish SRO (ORK)
Relationships with other places
Contains Ladypark, South Ronaldsay
Contains Our Lady's Chapel, Halcro, South Ronaldsay
Contains S. Andrewes Head, South Ronaldsay
Contains St Andrew's Chapel, Windwick, South Ronaldsay
Contains St Colm's Chapel, Burwick, South Ronaldsay
Contains St John's Geo, South Ronaldsay
Contains St Lawrence's Church, S. Ronaldsay (Burray)
Contains St Margaret's Chapel, South Ronaldsay
Contains St Margaret's Hope (South Ronaldsay) ORK
Contains St Margaret's Hope, village, South Ronaldsay
Contains St Mary's Church, Burwick, North Ronaldsay
Contains St Mary's Church, South Ronaldsay (Orkney)
Contains St Mary's Church, South Ronaldsay (Orkney)
Contains St Ola's Chapel, South Ronaldsay ORK
Parish details
South Ronaldsay including South Ronaldsay St Peter's SXR and South Ronaldsay St Mary's SXM, and also Burray BXU.
Parish TLA
SRO
County
Orkney
Medieval diocese
Orkney
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?South Ronaldsay
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
South Ronaldsay
Place
South Ronaldsay, modern 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