Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Catherines Cross, settlement, Tain
Grid reference
NH 826 803 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
282600 880300
Latitude
57.79717237158155
Longitude
-3.9753600299254126
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Catherine's Cross, cross, Tain (0.14 miles)
Fearn, modern parish ROS (2 miles)
St John the Baptist's Chapel, Tarbat (2.76 miles)
St Duthus's Chapel, Tain (2.8 miles)
Tain, parish ROS (2.8 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tain, parish ROS
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Catherine's Cross, cross, Tain
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Catherine's Cross
Head name
St Catherine's Cross
Place
St Catherines Cross, settlement, Tain
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Catherinescross 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCatherinescross Head nameSt Catherine's Cross PlaceSt Catherines Cross, settlement, Tain 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.
Catherinescross 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCatherinescross Head nameSt Catherine's Cross PlaceSt Catherines Cross, settlement, Tain 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.
Place-name data
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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