Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St David's, settlement Madderty
Grid reference
NN 948 201 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
294800 720100
Latitude
56.36159786731065
Longitude
-3.7029613948150635
Altitude (metres)
90
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Madderty, parish (1 miles)
St Ethernán's Church, Madderty (1 miles)
Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Gask (1.46 miles)
Trinity Gask, parish (1.46 miles)
St John's monastery, Inchaffray, Madderty (1.52 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Madderty, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St David's
Head name
St David's
Place
St David's, settlement Madderty
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St David's 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt David's Head nameSt David's PlaceSt David's, settlement Madderty 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
David (ns) (certain)
David of Scotland (maybe)
David of Wales (maybe)
David, king and psalmist (maybe)