Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St. Orland's Stone, Glamis
Grid reference
NO 400 500 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
340000 750000
Latitude
56.638102067062995
Longitude
-2.9783269499882623
County
Angus
Nearby places
Ladywell, settlement Kirriemuir (1.45 miles)
Lady Well, Kirriemuir (1.45 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, Kirriemuir (1.5 miles)
St Fergus's Well, Glamis (2.11 miles)
St Fergus's Church, Glamis (2.17 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A Pictish stone, with symbols, hunting scene, men in a boat, and animals.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Glamis, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St. Orland's Stone
Head name
St. Orland's Stone
Place
St. Orland's Stone, Glamis
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
St. Orland's Stone 1791, OSA
Historic formSt. Orland's Stone Head nameSt. Orland's Stone PlaceSt. Orland's Stone, Glamis Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 3 p126 Date of citation1791 x 1799 Feature named in sourcecross slab |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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