Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Cuthbert's Church, Yester
Grid reference
NT 544 671 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
354400 667100
Latitude
55.89490088156818
Longitude
-2.7292467281610713
Altitude (metres)
130
County
East Lothian
Nearby places
Yester (alias Bothans), parish (0 miles)
St Nicholas Chapel, Duncanlaw, Yester (0.61 miles)
Baro, former parish, Garvald & Baro (2.26 miles)
St Mungo's Kirk, Baro, Garvald & Baro (2.26 miles)
Bolton, parish (2.91 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the medieval kirk at Yester. Its nave was demolished c.1753, the choir and transepts converted into a mausleum, completed by 1760 (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Cuthbert's Church
Head name
St Cuthbert's Church
Place
St Cuthbert's Church, Yester
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
Cuthbert (ns) (certain)
Cuthbert of Melrose (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:
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