Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Peterhouse, St Andrews & Deerness
Grid reference
HY 515 085 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
351500 100850
Latitude
58.96134454956519
Longitude
-2.8433299301382937
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Orkney
Nearby places
St Andrews & Deerness, parish (Orkney) (0.44 miles)
St Andrews former parish, StA & Deerness (ORK) (0.53 miles)
St Andrews Church, StA & Deerness (Orkney) (0.53 miles)
St Peter's Kirk, St Andrews & Deerness ORK (2.94 miles)
St Peter's Bay, St Andrews & D'ness (ORK) (2.98 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Peterhouse
Head name
Peterhouse
Place
Peterhouse, St Andrews & Deerness
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
Peterhouse 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPeterhouse Head namePeterhouse PlacePeterhouse, St Andrews & Deerness 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)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
