Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Fergus's Church, Halkirk
Grid reference
ND 135 597 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
313500 959700
Latitude
58.51719099151889
Longitude
-3.485083430091788
County
Sutherland
Nearby places
Halkirk, parish (0 miles)
Tor Harlogan, Halkirk (0.14 miles)
Georgemas, Thurso (1.28 miles)
Georgemas House (1.28 miles)
St Thomas's Church, Skinnet, Halkirk (1.46 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
According to NMRS Halkirk parish church was built in 1753 on the site of an old chapel, whose ruins were still visible when the new church was built (citing OS Name Book 1872).
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Fergus' Church
Head name
St Fergus' Church
Place
St Fergus's Church, Halkirk
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Fergus (ns) (certain)
Fergus bishop, a Pict (probable)
Fergus of Glamis (probable)
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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