Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Stronsay, modern parish (Orkney)
Grid reference
HY 650 240 (vague location)
Six-figure easting & northing
365000 102400
Latitude
59.1018649300961
Longitude
-2.61107161141124
Nearby places
Lady Kirk, eccles., XSL, Stronsay (Orkney) (0.67 miles)
Lady, former parish, Stronsay (Orkney) (0.67 miles)
St Salvador, settlement, Stronsay (Orkney) (0.98 miles)
St Catherine's, settlement Stronsay (ORK) (1.08 miles)
St Nicholas Kirk, XSN, Stronsay (1.28 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the approximate centre of Stronsay, an island which contained three medieval parishes.
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Lady, former parish, Stronsay (Orkney)
Contains Lady, former parish, Stronsay (Orkney)
Contains Stronsay St Nicholas, former parish, Stronsay ORK
Relationships with other places
Contains John's Hill, on Stronsay
Contains Lady Kirk, eccles., XSL, Stronsay (Orkney)
Contains St Bride's Chapel, Papa Stronsay
Contains St Catherine's, settlement Stronsay (ORK)
Contains St Catherine's Bay, Stronsay
Contains St Nicholas Kirk, XSN, Stronsay
Contains St Nicholas's Chapel, Papa Stronsay
Parish details
Stronsay including 3 medieval parish kirks: Lady Kirk, St Nicholas and St Peters
Parish TLA
SSY
County
Orkney
Medieval diocese
Orkney
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Stronsay
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Stronsay
Place
Stronsay, 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