Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Knap, Kinneff & Catterline
Grid reference
NO 841 777 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
384100 777700
Latitude
56.89054815790789
Longitude
-2.2609975811492746
Altitude (metres)
148
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
St Johnshill, house Kinneff & Catterline (0.36 miles)
St John's Chapel, Kinneff & Catterline (0.47 miles)
St John's Hill, Kinneff & Catterline (0.5 miles)
Marnock Knap, Arbuthnott (0.9 miles)
Catterline, former parish, Kinneff and Catterline (1.67 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
There is a cairn on top of the hill.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Knap
Head name
St John's Knap
Place
St John's Knap, Kinneff & Catterline
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
St John's Knap 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John's Knap Head nameSt John's Knap PlaceSt John's Knap, Kinneff & Catterline 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
John (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (maybe)
John the Baptist (maybe)
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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