Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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West Balbridie, Banchory Ternan
Grid reference
NO 724 958 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
372400 795800
Latitude
57.052610952832254
Longitude
-2.4550252317119323
Altitude (metres)
55
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
Maryfield, Banchory Ternan (0.33 miles)
Balbridie, Banchory Ternan (0.81 miles)
Balbridie Plantation, Durris (0.94 miles)
Banchory Ternan, parish (1.12 miles)
St Ternan's Church, orig. Banchory Ternan (1.12 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OS maps now show this settlement as Knappach Toll.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Banchory Ternan, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?West Balbridie
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
West Balbridie
Place
West Balbridie, Banchory Ternan
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
West Balbridie 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formWest Balbridie This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameWest Balbridie PlaceWest Balbridie, Banchory Ternan 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:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
