Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Gartwhinzean, settlement Fossoway
Grid reference
NT 016 979 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
301600 697900
Latitude
56.163662358548095
Longitude
-3.584669384729986
Altitude (metres)
130
County
Kinross-shire
Nearby places
St Margaret's Burn, SLN/CLE (1.49 miles)
Muckhart, parish (2.11 miles)
St Margaret's Craig, Dunfermline (2.17 miles)
St Brigit's Church, Fossoway (2.48 miles)
Fossoway, parish (2.48 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OS Digimap also shows Gartwhinzean Feus, a row of cottages nearby.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Gartwhinzean
Head name
Gartwhinzean
Place
Gartwhinzean, settlement Fossoway
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
Gartwhinzean 1796, OSA
Historic formGartwhinzean Head nameGartwhinzean PlaceGartwhinzean, settlement Fossoway Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xviii, 472 Date of citation1796 x 1796 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Gartwhinean 1866, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formGartwhinean Head nameGartwhinzean PlaceGartwhinzean, settlement Fossoway 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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Satellite map with labels:
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
