Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cummin's Craig, Old Deer
Grid reference
NJ 962 478 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
396200 847800
Latitude
57.52058336219113
Longitude
-2.0634482877961076
Altitude (metres)
75
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Abbey of St Mary of Deer, Old Deer (0.33 miles)
Old Deer, formerly Deer, parish (0.99 miles)
Annieswell, settlement, Old Deer (1.7 miles)
St Drostane Well, Old Deer (1.92 miles)
Fetterangus, former parish, Old Deer (2.05 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A feature on the north side of the hill called Aikey Brae, below which stood the Market Stance (now a quarry).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cummin's Craig
Head name
Cummin's Craig
Place
Cummin's Craig, Old Deer
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Cummin's Craig 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCummin's Craig Head nameCummin's Craig PlaceCummin's Craig, Old Deer 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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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
