Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Peter's Water, Sandsting
Grid reference
HU 249 566 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
424900 115660
Latitude
60.29335351630342
Longitude
-1.5495450158407575
County
Shetland
Nearby places
Catherine's Water, Sandsting (Shetland) (1.87 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel WAS (3.13 miles)
St Margaret's Kirk, Sandness, WAS Shetland (3.65 miles)
Sandness, former parish WAS (Shetland) (3.65 miles)
John's Head (3.68 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Sandsting, parish (Shetland)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Peter's Water
Head name
Peter's Water
Place
Peter's Water, Sandsting
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
Peter's Water 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPeter's Water Head namePeter's Water PlacePeter's Water, Sandsting 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.
Saints in this place-name
Peter (ns) (maybe)
Peter, apostle (maybe)