Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Fergusknowe, settlement Kinross
Grid reference
NO 104 021 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
310400 702100
Latitude
56.203124574065555
Longitude
-3.444420667662408
Altitude (metres)
120
County
Kinross-shire
Nearby places
Fergus Knowe, relief Kinross (0.32 miles)
Kinross, parish (1.5 miles)
Mary's Knowe, Kinross (1.67 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, Kinross (2.08 miles)
Croftmartin, Orwell (2.52 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This farm is now shown on OS Digimap as Heatheryford.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kinross, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Fergusknowe
Head name
Fergusknowe
Place
Fergusknowe, settlement Kinross
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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
Fergusknowe 1857, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formFergusknowe Head nameFergusknowe PlaceFergusknowe, settlement Kinross Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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.
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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