Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Catherine's Cottage, Peterhead
Grid reference
NK 129 443 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
412900 844300
Latitude
57.488973265956936
Longitude
-1.7847956851308318
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Peterhead, parish (1.08 miles)
St Peter's Church, Peterhead (1.08 miles)
St Andrew Street, Peterhead (1.1 miles)
St Peter Street, Peterhead (1.12 miles)
St Fergus's Church, St Fergus (4.07 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The site is now a sewage works (OS Digimap).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Peterhead, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Catherine's Cottage
Head name
St Catherine's Cottage
Place
St Catherine's Cottage, Peterhead
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Catherine's Cottage 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Catherine's Cottage Head nameSt Catherine's Cottage PlaceSt Catherine's Cottage, Peterhead 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
Catherine (ns) (certain)
Catherine of Alexandria (probable)
Catherine of Siena (doubtful)
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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