Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Duns, parish
Grid reference
NT 786 538 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
378600 653800
Latitude
55.77707298253861
Longitude
-2.341198279283975
Nearby places
Maryfield, settlement Duns (0.09 miles)
Johnsfield, settlement Duns (1.12 miles)
Ladywell, settlement Duns (1.28 miles)
Lady Well, ~well Duns (1.28 miles)
Sanct Sownis Wallis, settlement, Duns (1.62 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for Duns old parish kirk.
Relationships with other places
Contains Johnsfield, settlement Duns
Contains Lady Well, ~well Duns
Contains Ladywell, settlement Duns
Contains Maryfield, settlement Duns
Contains Sanct Sownis Wallis, settlement, Duns
Contains Sanct-sownis-wallis, Duns
Parish details
Duns
Parish TLA
DNS
County
Berwickshire
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Duns
Head name
Duns
Place
Duns, 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
Duns' 1250, Dunf. Reg.
Historic formDuns' Head nameDuns PlaceDuns, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDunf. Reg., no. 313 p. 205 Date of citation1250 x 1259 Feature named in sourceecclesia de |
Source code
Dunf. Reg.
Source title
Registrum de Dunfermelyn
Editors
C. Innes [though not named]
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1842
Duns 1250, St A. Lib.
Historic formDuns Head nameDuns PlaceDuns, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSt A. Lib., 31 Date of citation1250 x 1259 Feature named in sourceecclesia de |
Source code
St A. Lib.
Source title
Liber Cartarum Prioratus Sancti Andree in Scotia
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1841
Place-name data
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