Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Michaels, settlement, Leuchars
Grid reference
NO 442 228 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
344200 722800
Latitude
56.394260056241606
Longitude
-2.9040180805626585
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Fife
Nearby places
St Bunyan's Well, Leuchars (1.07 miles)
St Bonoc's Chapel, Leuchars (1.23 miles)
Leuchars, parish (1.23 miles)
Forgan, parish FIF (1.94 miles)
St Fillan's Church, Forgan FIF (1.94 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The name is derived from that of Michael Irvine, a publican of the nineteenth century, who kept what must have been a very popular bar at 'St Michael's Inn' (as it appears on OS 6 inch 1st edn, in 1855) (St Andrews Kirk Session, 69 n.3). Nearby OS maps show derived names St Michael's Wood, St Michael's Children's Home, St Michael's Golf Club. For further discussion see Taylor with Márkus iv, 540-1.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Leuchars, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Michaels
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
St Michaels
Place
St Michaels, settlement, Leuchars
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 Michaels 1828, Sharp, Greenwood & Fowler/Fife
Historic formSt Michaels This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameSt Michaels PlaceSt Michaels, settlement, Leuchars Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSharp, Greenwood & Fowler/Fife Date of citation1828 x 1828 |
Source code
Sharp, Greenwood & Fowler/Fife
Source title
Sharp, Greenwood & Fowler, map of Fife
St Michaels 1829, RHP
Historic formSt Michaels This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameSt Michaels PlaceSt Michaels, settlement, Leuchars Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRHP, 1292 Date of citation1829 x 1829 |
Source code
RHP
Source title
Register House Plan
St Michaels 1829, RHP
Historic formSt Michaels This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameSt Michaels PlaceSt Michaels, settlement, Leuchars Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRHP, 1292 Date of citation1829 x 1829 Notes on the context of this place-nameThis code refers to maps and plans kept in the National Archives of Scotland, and serves as the first part of the shelf-mark of all such objects in the collection. |
Source code
RHP
Source title
Register House Plans
Notes
This code refers to maps and plans kept in the National Archives of Scotland, and serves as the first part of the shelf-mark of all such objects in the collection.
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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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