Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Olaf's Church, North Yell, Yell (Shetland)
Grid reference
HP 532 048 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
453200 120480
Latitude
60.723401536625296
Longitude
-1.0247261768768436
County
Shetland
Nearby places
North Yell, former parish, Yell (Shetland) (0 miles)
St Olaf's Church, Lund, Unst (Shetland) (2.16 miles)
Lund, former parish, Unst (Shetland) (2.16 miles)
Baliasta, former parish, Unst (Shetland) (5.23 miles)
St John's Kirk, Baliasta, Unst (Shetland) (5.23 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Fourteenth century, served North Yell parish till 1750 (NMRS) Neither the name nor the kirk appear on Blaeu (1654).
Relationships with other parishes
Within North Yell, former parish, Yell (Shetland) (formerly)
Within Yell, parish (Shetland)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Olaf's Church
Head name
St Olaf's Church
Place
St Olaf's Church, North Yell, Yell (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
St Olaf's Church 1970
Historic formSt Olaf's Church Head nameSt Olaf's Church PlaceSt Olaf's Church, North Yell, Yell (Shetland) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1970 x 1979 |
St Olaf's Church 1970
Historic formSt Olaf's Church Head nameSt Olaf's Church PlaceSt Olaf's Church, North Yell, Yell (Shetland) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1970 x 1979 |
Author
Taylor, Simon
Source title
Iona Abbots in Scottish Place-Names
Editors
Dauvit Broun and Thomas Owen Clancy
Pages
35-70
Volume
Spes Scotorum, Hope of Scots:
Year
1999
St Olaf's Church 1970
Historic formSt Olaf's Church Head nameSt Olaf's Church PlaceSt Olaf's Church, North Yell, Yell (Shetland) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1970 x 1979 |
Saints in this place-name
Olaf (ns) (certain)
Olaf, king of Norway (probable)
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