Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Head, Hoy
Grid reference
HY 183 031 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
318300 100310
Latitude
58.90781213360025
Longitude
-3.418465615008989
County
Orkney
Nearby places
Hoy (& Graemsay), parish, ORK (3.35 miles)
St Colm's Chapel, Hoy & Graemsay ORK (4.44 miles)
Stromness, parish (Orkney) (4.56 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Stromness (Orkney) (7.41 miles)
Petertown, Mainland ORK (7.56 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Head
Head name
St John's Head
Place
St John's Head, Hoy
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 Head 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John's Head Head nameSt John's Head PlaceSt John's Head, Hoy 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) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (maybe)
John the Baptist (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
