Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Hill, Kinneff & Catterline
Grid reference
NO 834 773 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
383400 777300
Latitude
56.88692988980295
Longitude
-2.272461743293662
Altitude (metres)
140
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
Marnock Knap, Arbuthnott (0.43 miles)
St John's Chapel, Kinneff & Catterline (0.43 miles)
St John's Knap, Kinneff & Catterline (0.5 miles)
St Johnshill, house Kinneff & Catterline (0.86 miles)
St Arnty's Well, Kinneff & Catterline (1.94 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
Yes
Notes
It marks the boundary between Kinneff and Catterline to the north and Arbuthnott to the south.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Arbuthnott, parish
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Hill
Head name
St John's Hill
Place
St John's Hill, 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 hill 1793, OSA
Historic formSt John’s hill Head nameSt John's Hill PlaceSt John's Hill, Kinneff & Catterline Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 6 p209, n. Date of citation1793 x 1793 Feature named in sourcehill |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St John's Hill 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John's Hill Head nameSt John's Hill PlaceSt John's Hill, 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:
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
