Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Philipsburn House, Abbey St Bathans
Grid reference
NT 722 634 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
372200 663400
Latitude
55.86301061501736
Longitude
-2.444217552284915
Altitude (metres)
225
County
Berwickshire
Nearby places
Philip Burn, Abbey St Bathans/Oldhamstocks (0.69 miles)
Strafontein, former parish, Abbey St Bathans (1.64 miles)
Ellem, former parish, Cranshaws (2.08 miles)
St Bathan's Church, Abbey St Bathans (2.35 miles)
Abbey St Bathans, parish (2.35 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Located on the eponymous Philip Burn, which forms the boundary between the parishes of Oldhamstocks and Abbey St Bathans. It is shown as a ruined building on OS Digimap 2012.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Abbey St Bathans, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Philipsburn House
Head name
Philipsburn House
Place
Philipsburn House, Abbey St Bathans
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Philipsburn House 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPhilipsburn House Head namePhilipsburn House PlacePhilipsburn House, Abbey St Bathans 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.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Philip Burn, Philip Burn, Abbey St Bathans/Oldhamstocks