Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Baldred's Kirk, Prestonkirk
Grid reference
NT 592 778 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
359200 677800
Latitude
55.991473677665184
Longitude
-2.6541082778043568
Altitude (metres)
20
County
East Lothian
Nearby places
Prestonkirk, parish, aka Linton ELO (0 miles)
St Baldred's Well, Prestonkirk (0.06 miles)
St Baldred's Whirl, Prestonkirk (0.06 miles)
St Baldred's Church, Whitekirk & Tyninghame (2.01 miles)
Tyninghame, former parish, WTH (2.05 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Remains of medieval building, shown on OS Digimap: 'St Baldred's Kirk (remains of)'.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Baldred's Well, Prestonkirk
Adjacent St Baldred's Whirl, Prestonkirk
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Baldred's Kirk
Head name
St Baldred's Kirk
Place
St Baldred's Kirk, Prestonkirk
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 Kirk 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Baldred's Kirk Head nameSt Baldred's Kirk PlaceSt Baldred's Kirk, Prestonkirk Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 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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