Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Katrine Grain, burn, Aboyne & Glentanar
Grid reference
NO 471 892 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
347100 789200
Latitude
56.99111264726091
Longitude
-2.8707029426823416
Altitude (metres)
430
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Hill of St Colm ABG x Birse (1.25 miles)
Craigmahandle, GTG / Birse (1.28 miles)
St Colm's Well, Aboyne & Glentanar (1.55 miles)
St Colm's Well, Birse (1.55 miles)
Inchmarnoch, settlement, GTG (5.27 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the point where Katrine Grain flows into the Clochan Burn
Relationships with other parishes
Within Aboyne & Glentanar, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Katrine Grain
Head name
Katrine Grain
Place
Katrine Grain, burn, Aboyne & Glentanar
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
Katrine Grain 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKatrine Grain Head nameKatrine Grain PlaceKatrine Grain, burn, Aboyne & Glentanar 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) (doubtful)
Catherine of Alexandria (doubtful)
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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