Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ola Kirk, Ollaberry, Northmavine (Shet)
Grid reference
HU 367 806 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
436700 118060
Latitude
60.507952784053316
Longitude
-1.3316873063835075
County
Shetland
Nearby places
Ollaberry, former parish, Northmavine (Shetland) (0.09 miles)
Laurence Loch, Northmavine (Shetland) (3.31 miles)
Northmavine, parish (Shetland) (3.33 miles)
Northrew, former parish, Northmavine (Shetland) (5.52 miles)
St Magnus's Chapel, Northmavine (Shetland) (5.89 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Northmavine, parish (Shetland)
Within Ollaberry, former parish, Northmavine (Shetland) (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ola Kirk
Head name
St Ola Kirk
Place
St Ola Kirk, Ollaberry, Northmavine (Shet)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formS. Ola K Head nameSt Ola Kirk PlaceSt Ola Kirk, Ollaberry, Northmavine (Shet) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Orkney & Shetland Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Saints in this place-name
Olaf (ns) (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Ollaberry, Ollaberry, former parish, Northmavine (Shetland)
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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