Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Fergus' Church, Wick
Grid reference
ND 361 511 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
336100 951100
Latitude
58.443859131759
Longitude
-3.0947646168379523
County
Caithness
Nearby places
Wick, parish (0 miles)
St Fergus' Well, Wick (0.06 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, Wick (1.36 miles)
St Cuthbert's Church, Wick (2 miles)
St Tear's Chapel, Wick (2.08 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
An early cross-marked stone dug up near the church is now in Thurso Museum (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Wick, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Fergus' Well, Wick
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Fergus' Church
Head name
St Fergus' Church
Place
St Fergus' Church, Wick
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Fergus Church 1726, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formSt Fergus Church Head nameSt Fergus' Church PlaceSt Fergus' Church, Wick Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, 158 Date of citation1726 x 1726 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. I
Author
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
1 of 3
Year
1906
St Fergus' Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Fergus' Church Head nameSt Fergus' Church PlaceSt Fergus' Church, Wick 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
Fergus (ns) (certain)
Fergus bishop, a Pict (probable)
Fergus of Glamis (probable)
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