Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Catherine's Nunnery, Watten
Grid reference
ND 250 570 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
325000 957000
Latitude
58.495076635269164
Longitude
-3.286818739676612
County
Caithness
Nearby places
Cater Tober well, Watten (0 miles)
St Catherine's Monastery, Watten (0.2 miles)
Watten, parish (1.96 miles)
St Dudoch's Kirk, Kirk o' Moss, Wick (2.64 miles)
Bower, parish (2.95 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
According to OS Name Book in 1871, 'Part of the foundation of a monastery dedicated to St Catherine of Sienna might have been seen near the established church manse about 1850. There are no records to be had of it and the last remains were removed by Rev A Gunn (Free Church Manse)' (cited by NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Watten, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Cater Tober well, Watten
Detached from St Catherine's Monastery, Watten
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Catherine's Nunnery
Head name
St Catherine's Nunnery
Place
St Catherine's Nunnery, Watten
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St Catherine's Nunnery 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Catherine's Nunnery Head nameSt Catherine's Nunnery PlaceSt Catherine's Nunnery, Watten 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
Catherine (ns) (maybe)
Catherine of Siena (maybe)
Catherine of Alexandria (doubtful)
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