Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Helen's, settlement Dundee
Grid reference
NO 376 297 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
337600 729700
Latitude
56.45542246725911
Longitude
-3.012572970840454
County
Angus
Nearby places
St Mary Magdalen's Chapel, poss. Dundee (0.31 miles)
St James's Chapel (Franciscan), Dundee (0.89 miles)
Logie-Dundee, former parish, Dundee (0.92 miles)
St Joseph's RC Church (1.02 miles)
St Mary Terrace, Dundee (1.07 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dundee, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Helen's
Head name
St Helen's
Place
St Helen's, settlement Dundee
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 Helen's 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Helen's Head nameSt Helen's PlaceSt Helen's, settlement Dundee 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
Helen (ns) (certain)
Helen, mother of Constantine (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:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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