Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Comb's Haven, Lonmay
Grid reference
NK 057 632 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
405700 863200
Latitude
57.65890840653683
Longitude
-1.9044656544354766
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Lonmay, parish, aka St Colm (0.09 miles)
St Colm's Church, Lonmay (0.09 miles)
St Columba's Episcopal Church, Lonmay (2.41 miles)
Crimond, parish (3.55 miles)
St Ethernan's Church, eccl., Rathen (3.75 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Lonmay, parish, aka St Colm
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Colm's Church, Lonmay
Adjacent St Combs, settlement, Lonmay
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Comb's Haven
Head name
St Comb's Haven
Place
St Comb's Haven, Lonmay
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 Comb's Haven 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Comb's Haven Head nameSt Comb's Haven PlaceSt Comb's Haven, Lonmay 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
Columb, Colmán, Commán, Mo Cholmóc, Mo Chommóc, Mo Chumma, Columba, Columbanus etc (ns) (certain)
Columb Cille m. Feidlimid (probable)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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