Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Baldred's Cave, Whitekirk & Tyninghame
Grid reference
NT 604 844 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
360400 684400
Latitude
56.05087632401731
Longitude
-2.6358448667737937
Nearby places
Auldhame, former parish, WTH (0.18 miles)
St Baldred's House, Whitekirk & Tyninghame (0.26 miles)
St Baldred's Boat, Whitekirk & Tyningham (0.58 miles)
St Baldred's Well, Whitekirk & Tyninghame (0.81 miles)
St Mary's Church, Whitekirk (& Tyningham) (1.78 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Other
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
For a description of the cave, confusion as to its location, accounts of its excavation, the stone altar at its mouth, human and animal bones found in it (possibly the remains of a sacrificial cult), see NMRS.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Baldred's Cave
Head name
St Baldred's Cave
Place
St Baldred's Cave, Whitekirk & Tyninghame
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
Saints in this place-name
Baldred (ns) (certain)
Baldred (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:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
