Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Sandwick, former parish, DNR (Shetland)
Grid reference
HU 432 237 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
443200 112370
Latitude
59.996408190761066
Longitude
-1.2254932090162876
County
Shetland
Nearby places
Cunningsburgh, former parish, Dunrossness (2.61 miles)
St Paul's Kirk, Dunrossness (Shetland) (2.61 miles)
St Ninian's Church, Dunrossness (4.33 miles)
St Ninian's Bay, Dunrossness (4.35 miles)
Maryland, Dunrossness (4.35 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Parish details
Sandwick now part of Dunrossness DNR
Parish TLA
SWX
Medieval diocese
Orkney
Parish notes
United to Cunningsburgh CBX; Fair Isle FIX and Dunrossness in the 16th c.. See PSAS xliv . Cowan 1967, 180. It is not listed among the kirks of Shetland in Assumption (p. 660) and must be assumed to have already been united to Dunrossness ('Drumrosnes') which is described as being 24 miles long (Assumption 660).
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Sandwick
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Sandwick
Place
Sandwick, former parish, DNR (Shetland)
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No