Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Sandsting, parish (Shetland)
Grid reference
HU 346 472 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
434600 114720
Latitude
60.20823837463779
Longitude
-1.375685748838091
Nearby places
St Mary's Chapel by Sand (0 miles)
Annsfield in Sandsting (0.75 miles)
Weisdale, former Parish, Tingwall (Shetland) (2.88 miles)
Our Lady's Chapel, Weisdale, Tingwall (Shet) (2.88 miles)
Our Lady's Chapel (2.88 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the probably medieval church site. NMRS records this as St Mary's Chapel and Churchyard, and mentions a semi-circular chancel arch of perhaps late sixteenth century.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Contains Annsfield in Sandsting
Contains Catherine's Water, Sandsting (Shetland)
Contains Columbus, settlement, Sandsting (Shetland)
Contains John's Head
Contains Olas Voe
Contains Peter's Water, Sandsting
Contains St Mary's Chapel, Sandsting
Contains St Mary's Chapel by Sand
Parish TLA
SST
County
Shetland
Medieval diocese
Orkney
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Sandsting and Aithsting
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Sandsting and Aithsting
Place
Sandsting, parish (Shetland)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Sandsting and Eistinge 1560, Assumption
Historic formSandsting and Eistinge This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameSandsting and Aithsting PlaceSandsting, parish (Shetland) 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
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