Saints in Scottish Place-Names

Helen (ns)

Introduction

Quite a number of the place-names containing this saint's name are in the form "St Helena". These are likely to have been named from the island in the South Atlantic where Napoleon was exiled, and to refer to a remote place. The island itself was, of course, named from the saint.

Related Saints

Is a group which includes Helen, mother of Constantine (certain)

Saint in place-names

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Names

Place known as	Name (plus degree of certainty that this saint is commemorated here)
Acheilidh, Rogart	Acheilidh (doubtful)
Helen's Well, Kirkpatrick Fleming	Helen's Well (maybe)
St Helen Head, Foula, Walls & Sandness	St Helen Head (certain)
St Helen's Church, Old Cambus, Cockburnspath	St Helen's Church (certain)
St Helen's Loch, Falkirk	St Helen's Loch (certain)
St Helen's Loch, Selkirk	Lacus Sanctae Helenae (certain)
St Helen's Well, Maybole	St Helen's Well (certain)
St Helen's Well, Melrose	St Helen's Well (certain)
St Helen's, settlement Dundee	St Helen's (certain)
St Helena Cottage, Aberdeen	St Helena Cottage (maybe)
St Helena Island, Glenluce	St Helena Island (maybe)
St Helena, Barry	St Helena (maybe)
St Helena, settlement, Kinghorn	St Helena (maybe)
St Helena, settlement, Rathven	St Helena (maybe)
St Helens, settlement Melrose	St Helens (probable)
St Helens, settlement, Selkirk	St Helens (probable)

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