Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Auldearn, parish
Grid reference
NH 919 555 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
291900 855500
Latitude
57.5768382026997
Longitude
-3.807847745729677
Altitude (metres)
25
Nearby places
Nairn, parish (2.15 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Nairn (2.55 miles)
Dyke, former parish, Dyke & Moy (4.75 miles)
Dyke & Moy, parish (5.25 miles)
Dalvey, settlement, Dyke & Moy (5.53 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Parish TLA
AUL
County
Nairnshire
Medieval diocese
Moray
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Auldearn
Head name
Auldearn
Place
Auldearn, parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Historic formEren Head nameAuldearn PlaceAuldearn, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 465 Date of citation1203 x 1207 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Auldearn 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formAuldearn Head nameAuldearn PlaceAuldearn, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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