Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Baldred's Boat, Whitekirk & Tyningham
Grid reference
NT 612 849 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
361200 684900
Latitude
56.055434401590844
Longitude
-2.6230728027495633
Nearby places
St Baldred's Cave, Whitekirk & Tyninghame (0.58 miles)
Auldhame, former parish, WTH (0.65 miles)
St Baldred's House, Whitekirk & Tyninghame (0.69 miles)
St Baldred's Well, Whitekirk & Tyninghame (1.34 miles)
St Baldred's Chapel, North Berwick (Bass) (1.64 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Other
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A rock off-shore. Miracle stories are associated with it.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Baldred's Boat
Head name
St Baldred's Boat
Place
St Baldred's Boat, Whitekirk & Tyningham
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
St Baldred's Boat 1854, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Baldred's Boat Head nameSt Baldred's Boat PlaceSt Baldred's Boat, Whitekirk & Tyningham 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
Baldred (ns) (certain)
Baldred (certain)
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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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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