Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Martin's Sike, Ewes
Grid reference
NY 367 961 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
336700 596100
Latitude
55.25496484397959
Longitude
-2.9959879027735212
Altitude (metres)
290
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
St Martin's Height, Westerkirk/Ewes (0.79 miles)
Overkirk of Ewes, former parish, Ewes (1.51 miles)
Martin Hope, Ewes (1.51 miles)
Ewes, aka Netherkirk of Ewes, parish (3.29 miles)
St Cuthbert's Church, Ewes (3.29 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The burn flows from a spring on the southern slope of St Martin's Height. The spring is 90 metres from the western boundary of Ewes parish. The NGR given is for the point at which St Michael's Sike enters Meikledale Burn.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Martin's Height, Westerkirk/Ewes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Martin's Sike
Head name
St Martin's Sike
Place
St Martin's Sike, Ewes
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 Martin's Sike 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Martin's Sike Head nameSt Martin's Sike PlaceSt Martin's Sike, Ewes 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
Martin (ns) (certain)
Martin of Tours (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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