Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Canisbay, parish
Grid reference
ND 343 728 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
334300 972800
Latitude
58.638466016388186
Longitude
-3.1318604545853184
Nearby places
St Drostan's Kirk, Canisbay (0 miles)
St John's Head, Canisbay (2.46 miles)
St John's Chapel, Canisbay (2.46 miles)
Ladykirk, eccles. Canisbay (2.69 miles)
St Maddan's Chapel, Freswick, Canisbay (4.12 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other places
Contains Ladykirk, eccles. Canisbay
Contains St Drostan's Kirk, Canisbay
Contains St John's Chapel, Canisbay
Contains St John's Head, Canisbay
Contains St Maddan's Chapel, Freswick, Canisbay
Contains Stacks of Martin's Sclaite, Canisbay
Parish TLA
CAY
County
Caithness
Medieval diocese
Caithness
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cannisbay
Head name
Cannisbay
Place
Canisbay, parish
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
Cannesby 1560, Assumption
Historic formCannesby Head nameCannisbay PlaceCanisbay, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 638 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourceparsonage and vicarage |
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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