Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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John's Hill, on Stronsay
Grid reference
HY 635 287 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
363500 102870
Latitude
59.14394844913373
Longitude
-2.638042814527444
Altitude (metres)
43
County
Orkney
Nearby places
St Peter's Chapel, XSP Stronsay (Orkney) (0.93 miles)
Stronsay St Peter, former parish, Stronsay ORK (0.93 miles)
St Catherine's Bay, Stronsay (1.4 miles)
St Bride's Chapel, Papa Stronsay (1.94 miles)
St Nicholas's Chapel, Papa Stronsay (2.12 miles)
Object Classification
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?John's Hill
Head name
John's Hill
Place
John's Hill, on Stronsay
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 John's Hill 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John's Hill Head nameJohn's Hill PlaceJohn's Hill, on Stronsay 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
John (ns) (doubtful)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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