Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ebb Carrs, Coldingham
Grid reference
NT 923 671 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
392300 667100
Latitude
55.8969985159089
Longitude
-2.1231457934921836
County
Berwickshire
Nearby places
St Abbs, settlement, Coldingham (0.2 miles)
St Abb's Kirk, Coldingham (1.08 miles)
St Andrews Burn, Coldingham (1.12 miles)
St Michael's Knowe, Coldingham (1.31 miles)
St Abb's Head, Coldingham (1.43 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Island
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Coldingham, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Abb's Head, Coldingham
Adjacent St Abb's Kirk, Coldingham
Adjacent St Abb's Nunnery, Coldingham
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ebb Carrs
Head name
Ebb Carrs
Place
Ebb Carrs, Coldingham
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
Ebb Carrs 1892, OS 6 inch second edn.
Historic formEbb Carrs Head nameEbb Carrs PlaceEbb Carrs, Coldingham Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch second edn. Date of citation1892 x 1905 |
Source code
OS 6 inch second edn.
Source title
OS 6 inch second edition
Saints in this place-name
Aebbe, Ebba (ns) (maybe)
Aebbe of Coldingham (maybe)
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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