Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Magnus's Church, on Egilsay
Grid reference
HY 466 303 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
346600 103030
Latitude
59.15652972693828
Longitude
-2.9338184588075062
Altitude (metres)
30
Nearby places
Egilsay, former parish, Rousay & Egilsay ORK (0 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Wyre (2.95 miles)
Corse Kirk, Rousay (4.85 miles)
Hannah's Kirk (5.66 miles)
Rousay & Egilsay, parish, aka Rousay (ORK) (5.76 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
CHeck parish details.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Unknown
NMRS says 'Rousay and Egilsay Parish', but we don't have that on the list. I take it that it's simply Rousay parish. OS 6 inch 1st edn. has it as part of Rousay parish.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Magnus's Church
Head name
St Magnus's Church
Place
St Magnus's Church, on Egilsay
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
Ecclesia ... Sancto Magno dicata 1529, Other
Historic formEcclesia ... Sancto Magno dicata Head nameSt Magnus's Church PlaceSt Magnus's Church, on Egilsay Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOther, Geog. Coll. iii, p. 306 Date of citation1529 x 1529 |
Source code
Other
St Magnus's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Magnus's Church Head nameSt Magnus's Church PlaceSt Magnus's Church, on Egilsay 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
Magnus (ns) (certain)
Magnus of Orkney, martyr (certain)
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