Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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South Ronaldsay St Peter's, former parish SRO (ORK)
Grid reference
ND 470 908 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
347000 990800
Latitude
58.8018568956502
Longitude
-2.917347588410029
County
Orkney
Nearby places
St Peter's Church, South Ronaldsay (Orkney) (0 miles)
Ladypark, South Ronaldsay (2.06 miles)
St Margaret's Hope, village, South Ronaldsay (2.2 miles)
St Ola's Chapel, South Ronaldsay ORK (2.25 miles)
St Margaret's Chapel, South Ronaldsay (2.28 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for old St Peter's Church, a Pictish stone found at the site.
Parish details
South Ronaldsay St Peter's now part of South Ronaldsay SRO
Parish TLA
SXR
Medieval diocese
Orkney
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?South Ronaldsay St Peter's
Head name
South Ronaldsay St Peter's
Place
South Ronaldsay St Peter's, former parish SRO (ORK)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Sancti Petri 1545, RMS
Historic formSancti Petri Head nameSouth Ronaldsay St Peter's PlaceSouth Ronaldsay St Peter's, former parish SRO (ORK) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 3101 Date of citation1545 x 1545 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
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