Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Trinity Muir Market Place, Brechin
Grid reference
NO 604 620 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
360400 762000
Latitude
56.7480816710396
Longitude
-2.6475741320649258
County
Angus
Nearby places
Trinity, Brechin (0.06 miles)
Brechin, parish (1.36 miles)
St Michael's Mount, Brechin (1.42 miles)
Michael Den, Brechin (1.47 miles)
Kilmuir, former parish, Brechin (1.51 miles)
Object Classification
Other
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
In the later Middle Ages the church of Brechin was dedicated to the Holy Trinity.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Brechin, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Trinity Muir Market Place
Head name
Trinity Muir Market Place
Place
Trinity Muir Market Place, Brechin
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
Trinity Muir Market Place 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formTrinity Muir Market Place Head nameTrinity Muir Market Place PlaceTrinity Muir Market Place, Brechin 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
Trinity (certain)
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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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
