Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Helen's Church, Old Cambus, Cockburnspath
Grid reference
NT 803 706 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
380300 670600
Latitude
55.928107178815466
Longitude
-2.3153141632028222
County
Berwickshire
Nearby places
Old Cambus, former parish, Cockburnspath (0 miles)
Cockburnspath, parish (1.81 miles)
St Mary's Collegiate Church, Oldhamstocks (2.41 miles)
St David's Cairn, Coldingham (2.62 miles)
Oldhamstocks, parish (4.09 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The remains of St Helen's Church stand 170 metres from the high-water mark on the shore. Originally a twelfth-century church, extensively rebuilt in the late fourteenth or fifteenth century, probably going out of use when this parish was united to that of Cockburnspath (NMRS). However, the presence of one complete hogback stone and part of another, suggests the existence of a rather earlier church here.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Cockburnspath, parish
Within Cockburnspath, parish
Within Old Cambus, former parish, Cockburnspath (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Helen's Church
Head name
St Helen's Church
Place
St Helen's Church, Old Cambus, Cockburnspath
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. Helens Kirk 1649, Geog. Coll. III
Historic formSt. Helens Kirk Head nameSt Helen's Church PlaceSt Helen's Church, Old Cambus, Cockburnspath Certainty that this name applies to this placeProbable SourceGeog. Coll. III, 183 Date of citation1649 x 1649 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. III
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchel and James Toshach Clark
Series
Scottish History Society
Year
1908
St Helen's Kirk 1794, OSA
Historic formSt Helen's Kirk Head nameSt Helen's Church PlaceSt Helen's Church, Old Cambus, Cockburnspath Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xiii, 231 Date of citation1794 x 1794 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Helen's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Helen's Church Head nameSt Helen's Church PlaceSt Helen's Church, Old Cambus, Cockburnspath 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
Helen (ns) (certain)
Helen, mother of Constantine (certain)
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