Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Nicholas's Church, Fidra, Dirleton
Grid reference
NT 512 868 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
351200 686800
Latitude
56.071590496850796
Longitude
-2.7839897505183315
County
East Lothian
Nearby places
St Catherine's Chapel, Dirleton (2.36 miles)
St Patrick's Chapel, Dirleton (2.42 miles)
Kilmurdie, Dirleton (2.64 miles)
North Berwick, parish (2.67 miles)
St Andrew's Church, North Berwick (2.72 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Notes
A church probably of the early thirteenth century, all that survives is a portion of the north wall and the turf-covered footings of the rest of the church (NMRS, q.v. for fuller description).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Nicholas's Church
Head name
St Nicholas's Church
Place
St Nicholas's Church, Fidra, Dirleton
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
ecclesie Sancti Nicolaii 1170, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formecclesie Sancti Nicolaii Head nameSt Nicholas's Church PlaceSt Nicholas's Church, Fidra, Dirleton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDryb. Lib., p15 no. 23 Date of citation1170 x 1170 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
ecclesie sancti Nicholaii 1170, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formecclesie sancti Nicholaii Head nameSt Nicholas's Church PlaceSt Nicholas's Church, Fidra, Dirleton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDryb. Lib., p16 no. 25 Date of citation1170 approx x 1170 approx Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
ecclesie sancti Nicholaii 1221, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formecclesie sancti Nicholaii Head nameSt Nicholas's Church PlaceSt Nicholas's Church, Fidra, Dirleton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDryb. Lib., p17 no. 26 Date of citation1221 approx x 1221 approx Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
St Nicholas's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Nicholas's Chapel Head nameSt Nicholas's Church PlaceSt Nicholas's Church, Fidra, Dirleton 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
Nicholas (ns) (certain)
Nicholas, bishop of Myra (certain)
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