Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Church, Burwick, North Ronaldsay
Grid reference
ND 440 842 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
344000 984200
Latitude
58.7422061714626
Longitude
-2.9676150077237717
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Orkney
Nearby places
St Mary's Church, South Ronaldsay (Orkney) (0 miles)
St Colm's Chapel, Burwick, South Ronaldsay (0.06 miles)
South Ronaldsay St Mary's, former parish (ORK) (0.06 miles)
St John's Geo, South Ronaldsay (1.39 miles)
Our Lady's Chapel, Halcro, South Ronaldsay (1.48 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS describes the church, built c.1790 in the centre of the ancient burial ground.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Lady Kirk
Head name
Lady Kirk
Place
St Mary's Church, Burwick, North Ronaldsay
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Our Lady kirk 1561, Assumption
Historic formOur Lady kirk Head nameLady Kirk PlaceSt Mary's Church, Burwick, North Ronaldsay Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 659 Date of citation1561 x 1570 |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
Historic formLady Kirk Head nameLady Kirk PlaceSt Mary's Church, Burwick, North Ronaldsay Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Orkney and Shetland Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Lady, Our Lady (certain)
St Mary's Church
Head name
St Mary's Church
Place
St Mary's Church, Burwick, North Ronaldsay
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 Mary's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Church Head nameSt Mary's Church PlaceSt Mary's Church, Burwick, North Ronaldsay 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
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