Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Eddren's Slack, Rathen
Grid reference
NJ 984 575 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
398400 857500
Latitude
57.60773631380414
Longitude
-2.0267789640425358
Altitude (metres)
175
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Kilbirnie, farm, Rathen (0.96 miles)
Taubernavin, well, Rathen (1.04 miles)
St Oyne's Hill, Rathen (1.79 miles)
St Oyne's Well, Rathen (1.81 miles)
Techmuiry, settlement, Fraserburgh (2.28 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Eddren's Slack
Head name
St Eddren's Slack
Place
St Eddren's Slack, Rathen
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
S. Ethernens Slack 1723, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formS. Ethernens Slack Head nameSt Eddren's Slack PlaceSt Eddren's Slack, Rathen Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, 57 Date of citation1723 x 1723 |
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 Eddren's Slack 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Eddren's Slack Head nameSt Eddren's Slack PlaceSt Eddren's Slack, Rathen 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
Ethernan, Iternan (ns) (certain)
Ethernan of May (certain)
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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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