Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Cuthbert's Church, Wick
Grid reference
ND 330 502 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
333000 950200
Latitude
58.435312401740866
Longitude
-3.147600150811211
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Caithness
Nearby places
Mary Ford, Wick (1.24 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Wick (1.31 miles)
St Fergus' Well, Wick (1.98 miles)
Wick, parish (2 miles)
St Fergus' Church, Wick (2 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
In 1726 the minister of Wick, Mr Oliphant, recorded, '... the chappel of Haulster [= OS Haster] called St. Cuthberts Church. The common people bury ther dead about it.'
Relationships with other parishes
Within Wick, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Cuthbert's Church
Head name
St Cuthbert's Church
Place
St Cuthbert's Church, Wick
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. Cuthberts Church 1726, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formSt. Cuthberts Church Head nameSt Cuthbert's Church PlaceSt Cuthbert's Church, Wick Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, 160 Date of citation1726 x 1726 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. I
Author
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
1 of 3
Year
1906
Saints in this place-name
Cuthbert (ns) (certain)
Cuthbert of Melrose (certain)
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