Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Inchkeith, island Kinghorn
Grid reference
NT 293 828 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
329300 682800
Latitude
56.032919590735695
Longitude
-3.1346998832618027
Altitude (metres)
59
County
Fife
Nearby places
Crombie, former parish Toryburn (1.7 miles)
Kinghorn (Easter), parish (2.86 miles)
Bennet's Hill, Kinghorn (3.53 miles)
Burntisland, parish aka Kinghorn Wester (4.07 miles)
Eglise Marie, eccles. Kinghorn (4.2 miles)
Object Classification
Island
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kinghorn (Easter), parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Inchkeith
Head name
Inchkeith
Place
Inchkeith, island Kinghorn
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
Insulam Ked 1200, Vita Sancti Servani
Historic formInsulam Ked Head nameInchkeith PlaceInchkeith, island Kinghorn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceVita Sancti Servani, 140 Date of citation1200 x 1200 |
Source code
Vita Sancti Servani
Author
Alan Macquarrie
Source title
Vita Sancti Servani: The Life of St Serf
Journal
Innes Review
Pages
122-52
Volume
44
Year
1993
Inchekethe 1440, Scotichronicon
Historic formInchekethe Head nameInchkeith PlaceInchkeith, island Kinghorn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceScotichronicon, Book i, ch. 6 Date of citation1440 x 1447 Notes on the context of this place-nameNine volumes with multiple editors, published between 1987 and 1998. |
Source code
Scotichronicon
Source title
Scotichronicon by Walter Bower in Latin and English
Editors
D. E. R. Watt et al.
Year
1440 x 1447
Notes
Nine volumes with multiple editors, published between 1987 and 1998.
Inchekeith 1539, RMS
Historic formInchekeith Head nameInchkeith PlaceInchkeith, island Kinghorn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 1888 Date of citation1539 x 1539 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Ynch Keith 1654, Blaeu
Historic formYnch Keith Head nameInchkeith PlaceInchkeith, island Kinghorn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Lothian and Linlithgow Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Inch Keith 1775, Johnson's Journey, 1775
Historic formInch Keith Head nameInchkeith PlaceInchkeith, island Kinghorn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceJohnson's Journey, 1775, 3 Date of citation1775 x 1775 |
Source code
Johnson's Journey, 1775
Author
Samuel Johnson
Source title
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland
Editors
Mary Lascelles
Year
1971
Inch Keith 1855, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formInch Keith Head nameInchkeith PlaceInchkeith, island Kinghorn 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
Cóeti, Mo Ched (ns) (probable)
Cóeti of Iona (probable)