Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Baldred's Church, Whitekirk & Tyninghame
Grid reference
NT 619 796 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
361900 679600
Latitude
56.007869111488546
Longitude
-2.611079719844561
Nearby places
Tyninghame, former parish, WTH (0.06 miles)
Bathan's Strand, Whitekirk & Tyninghame (1.31 miles)
St Baldred's Cradle, Whitekirk & Tyninghame (1.49 miles)
St Mary's Church, Whitekirk (& Tyningham) (1.8 miles)
Our Lady's Well, Whitekirk & Tyninghame (1.8 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existing remains date to 'the Anglo-Norman period', probably on the site of an earlier church or monastery. A hogback stone, now in NMS, seems to have originated in this kirkyard (NMS Accession no: IB 289). A fragment of a ninth-century cross shaft waas found here, now in the possession of the Earl of Haddington. (Canmore ID: 57714).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tyninghame, former parish, WTH (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Baldred's Church
Head name
St Baldred's Church
Place
St Baldred's Church, 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
St Baldred's Church 1854, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Baldred's Church Head nameSt Baldred's Church PlaceSt Baldred's Church, Whitekirk & Tyninghame 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
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