Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Saltoun, parish
Grid reference
NT 474 678 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
347400 667800
Latitude
55.9004765854323
Longitude
-2.8413159398644714
Nearby places
St Michael's Church, Saltoun (0 miles)
St John's Chapel, Herdmanston, Saltoun (1.26 miles)
Pencaitland, parish (2.06 miles)
Gladsmuir, modern parish (2.46 miles)
Bolton, parish (2.46 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for church built in 1805 on the site of an earlier church (NMRS).
Relationships with other places
Contains St John's Chapel, Herdmanston, Saltoun
Contains St Michael's Church, Saltoun
Parish TLA
SAL
County
East Lothian
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Saltoun
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Saltoun
Place
Saltoun, parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formSaweltone This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameSaltoun PlaceSaltoun, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS i, no. 218 Date of citation1153 x 1165 |
Associated person or bodyMalcolm IV, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS i
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum
Editors
G.W.S.Barrow
Secondary Title
The Acts of Malcolm IV 1153- 1165
Volume
i
Year
1960
Place-name data
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