Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Margaret's Stone, settle't Dunfermline
Grid reference
NT 107 848 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
310700 684800
Latitude
56.04777952402093
Longitude
-3.4337925731752805
Altitude (metres)
30
County
Fife
Nearby places
St Margaret's Stone, Dunfermline (0.18 miles)
St Leonard's Place, Dunfermline (1.17 miles)
St Leonard's Hospital, Dunfermline (1.28 miles)
St Leonard's Well, Dunfermline (1.28 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Dunfermline (1.59 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It is named after St Margaret's Stone, Dunfermline, the stone standing near the farm.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dunfermline, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Margaret's Stone, Dunfermline
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Margaret's Stone
Head name
St Margaret's Stone
Place
St Margaret's Stone, settle't Dunfermline
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Sanct Margret Stane 1536, Dunf. Reg. Court Bk.
Historic formSanct Margret Stane Head nameSt Margaret's Stone PlaceSt Margaret's Stone, settle't Dunfermline Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDunf. Reg. Court Bk., 128 Date of citation1536 x 1536 |
Source code
Dunf. Reg. Court Bk.
Source title
Regality of Dunfermline Court Book 1531-1538
Editors
J. M. Webster and A.A.M. Duncan
Year
1953
Sanct Margretis Stayne 1538, Dunf. Reg. Court Bk.
Historic formSanct Margretis Stayne Head nameSt Margaret's Stone PlaceSt Margaret's Stone, settle't Dunfermline Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDunf. Reg. Court Bk., 151 Date of citation1538 x 1538 |
Source code
Dunf. Reg. Court Bk.
Source title
Regality of Dunfermline Court Book 1531-1538
Editors
J. M. Webster and A.A.M. Duncan
Year
1953
St Margaret's Stone 1856, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Margaret's Stone Head nameSt Margaret's Stone PlaceSt Margaret's Stone, settle't Dunfermline 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.
Saints in this place-name
Margaret (ns) (certain)
Margaret of Scotland (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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