Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Rules Tower, St Andrews SSL
Grid reference
NO 514 166 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
351400 716600
Latitude
56.33935224692757
Longitude
-2.7862363441615727
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Fife
Nearby places
St Regulus Church, SSL (0 miles)
St Mary's Church (on the rock) SSL (0.06 miles)
St Andrews, settlement, SSL (0.09 miles)
St Andrews, former parish, SSL (0.09 miles)
St Andrews Cathedral, SSL Fife (0.09 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within St Andrews & St Leonards, modern parish
Within St Andrews, former parish, SSL (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Rules Tower
Head name
St Rules Tower
Place
St Rules Tower, St Andrews SSL
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 Regulus's Tower 1855, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Regulus's Tower Head nameSt Rules Tower PlaceSt Rules Tower, St Andrews SSL Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1855 x 1855 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
Riaguil, Regulus (ns) (certain)
Regulus of St Andrews (certain)
Place-name data
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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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