Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Thomas's Church, Skinnet, Halkirk
Grid reference
ND 130 620 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
313000 962000
Latitude
58.537743300737894
Longitude
-3.4945427297890577
Altitude (metres)
35
County
Sutherland
Nearby places
Skinnet, former parish, Halkirk (0 miles)
St Fergus's Church, Halkirk (1.46 miles)
Halkirk, parish (1.46 miles)
Tor Harlogan, Halkirk (1.6 miles)
Georgemas, Thurso (1.64 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This was the former parish kirk of Skinnet, before that parish was united to Halkirk. Two early medieval carved stones are associated with this site, one of them a cross bearing Pictish symbols. OSA for Halkirk (xix, 48-9) describes a stone monument already broken in 1796, known locally as 'St Thomas's Chair', close to this church site. It is not clear what this name refers to, and it may be one of the stone carvings referred to here, or another monument. For fuller description of the site and its archaeology see NMRS.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Halkirk, parish
Within Skinnet, former parish, Halkirk (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Thomas's Chapel
Head name
St Thomas's Chapel
Place
St Thomas's Church, Skinnet, Halkirk
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
Church of St Thomas 1797, OSA
Historic formChurch of St Thomas Head nameSt Thomas's Chapel PlaceSt Thomas's Church, Skinnet, Halkirk Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xix, 47 Date of citation1797 x 1797 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Thomas's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Thomas's Chapel Head nameSt Thomas's Chapel PlaceSt Thomas's Church, Skinnet, Halkirk 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
Thomas (ns) (certain)
Thomas, apostle (probable)
Thomas of Canterbury (doubtful)
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