Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cross Kirk, Unst (Shetland)
Grid reference
HP 650 121 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
465000 121210
Latitude
60.78724898431483
Longitude
-0.8060207583777804
County
Shetland
Nearby places
Little Cross Geo, Unst (0.06 miles)
Muckle Cross Geo, Unst (0.06 miles)
Cross Geo, Unst (0.09 miles)
Cross Ness, Unst (0.09 miles)
Norwick, former parish, Unst (Shetland) (1.24 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Cross Geo, Unst
Adjacent Little Cross Geo, Unst
Adjacent Muckle Cross Geo, Unst
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cross Kirk
Head name
Cross Kirk
Place
Cross Kirk, Unst (Shetland)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Croce Kirk 1654, Blaeu
Historic formCroce Kirk Head nameCross Kirk PlaceCross Kirk, Unst (Shetland) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Orkney & Shetland Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Saints in this place-name
Cross (ns) (certain)
Cross, Crux (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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