Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Black Andrew, Selkirk
Grid reference
NT 398 289 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
339800 628900
Latitude
55.55007381523313
Longitude
-2.954294202935356
Altitude (metres)
420
County
Selkirkshire
Nearby places
Black Andrew Wood, Selkirk (0.45 miles)
Yarrow, parish (2.65 miles)
Tamlane's Well, Selkirk (2.75 miles)
Philiphaugh, settlement, Selkirk (2.83 miles)
Kirkhope, modern parish (2.91 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Probably not a hagiotop.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Selkirk (Abbatis), parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Black Andrew
Head name
Black Andrew
Place
Black Andrew, Selkirk
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
Black Andrew 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formBlack Andrew Head nameBlack Andrew PlaceBlack Andrew, Selkirk 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
Andrew (ns) (doubtful) As a topograohical feature, this seems unlikely to be a hagiotoponym.
Andrew the apostle (doubtful) As a topograohical feature, this seems unlikely to be a hagiotoponym.