Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Westray-Crosskirk, former parish, Westray (ORK)
Grid reference
HY 455 431 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
345500 104310
Latitude
59.271332996900526
Longitude
-2.9562605108079256
County
Orkney
Nearby places
Cross Kirk, eccles. Westray (ORK) (0 miles)
Loch Saintear, Westray (ORK) (2.89 miles)
Point of Peterkirk, Westray (ORK) (3.24 miles)
Peterkirk, Westray (ORK) (3.34 miles)
Lady Kirk, eccles. Westray (ORK) (3.67 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR for the remains of Cross Kirk, Westray.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Westray, parish (Orkney)
Relationships with other places
Contains Cross Kirk, eccles. Westray (ORK)
Parish TLA
WXY
Medieval diocese
Orkney
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Westray-Crosskirk
Head name
Westray-Crosskirk
Place
Westray-Crosskirk, former parish, Westray (ORK)
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Relationships with other place names
Name contains Cross Kirk, Cross Kirk, eccles. Westray (ORK)
Derives from Cross Kirk, Cross Kirk, eccles. Westray (ORK)
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
