Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Papastour, former parish, WAS (Shetland)
Grid reference
HU 177 600 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
417700 116000
Latitude
60.32426154365041
Longitude
-1.6794953017338894
Nearby places
St Margaret's Kirk, Sandness, WAS Shetland (1.72 miles)
Sandness, former parish WAS (Shetland) (1.72 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel WAS (2.16 miles)
Peter's Water, Sandsting (4.93 miles)
Catherine's Water, Sandsting (Shetland) (6.1 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the church on Papa Stour. It is not clear that this is the site of the medieval church however.
Parish details
Papastour united in 16th c. with Foula FOX; Sandness SXN and Walls WSX WAS
Parish TLA
PPX
Medieval diocese
Orkney
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Papastour
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Papastour
Place
Papastour, former parish, WAS (Shetland)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
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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