Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Firth, parish ORK
Grid reference
HY 361 136 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
336100 101360
Latitude
59.00512037560975
Longitude
-3.11253321833627
Nearby places
St Mary's Chapel, Damsay, Firth (Orkney) (1.77 miles)
St Mary's Kirk, Grimston in Harray (3.18 miles)
Stenness, parish (Orkney) (3.25 miles)
St Mary's Kirk in Rendall (3.94 miles)
St Michael's Church, Harray, Birsay & Hry (3.95 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the nineteenth-century kirk.
Relationships with other places
Parish TLA
FIR
County
Orkney
Medieval diocese
Orkney
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?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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