Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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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) |