Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Keith, parish
Grid reference
NJ 427 506 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
342700 850600
Latitude
57.542124489797956
Longitude
-2.9573165381263653
Nearby places
St Maelrubha's Church, Keith (0 miles)
Kethmalruf, Keith (0.09 miles)
St Rufus Park, Keith (0.31 miles)
Lady Well, Grange (3.26 miles)
Lady Hill, Grange (3.27 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Grange, modern parish (formerly)
disjoined 1618
Contains Rothiemay, parish (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Contains Kethmalruf, Keith
Contains St Maelrubha's Church, Keith
Contains St Maelrubha's Church, Keith
Contains St Rufus Park, Keith
Parish details
Keith
Parish TLA
KEH
County
Banffshire
Medieval diocese
Moray
Parish notes
Confirmed to the episcopal mensa of Moray by a papal legate, James canon of St Victor c. 1221, this was reconfirmed by Pope Honorarius III in 1222 (Moray Reg. nos.22, 56) [see Edindiack EDX now part of Gartly GAR, ABD, MRY Strb, x, x, x, x, xw for dating of 2nd charter - perhaps 1223]. Both parsonage and vicarage, to which was united the church of Edindivach EDX, were so annexed, the cure thereafter being served by a vicar pensioner (ibid. no.447; Ass. 400). Cowan 1967, 92. In 1618 the parish of Grange GRG was created out of part of Keith KEH (Fasti, 314). Up until 1891 Keith KEH was situated partly in BNF, partly in MOR [Elginshire]. In 1891 it was placed wholly in BNF, with no change in parish boundaries. Those subjects transferred from MRY to BNF included Allanbuie, Bogbain, Bowlins, Bush, Mulderie (Hill of, Hillockhead of & Mains of), etc. For full details, see Shennan 1892, 164. Up until 1891 Cairnie CIE was situated partly in BNF & partly in ABD. In that year the BNF part was transferred to the parish of Keith KEH. This is presumably some of the lands which had once been part of the medieval parish of Botarie (CIE BTX). Those which are now in KEH BNF (KEH, BTX) are: Pitlurg Little Pitlurg Mains of Pitlurg and Ardimannoch Newtack North Whiteley Woodhead & Whitehillock Woodlands Greenwood Marypark For more details see Shennan 1892, 165.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Keith
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Keith
Place
Keith, 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 formKeth This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKeith PlaceKeith, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS i, no. 186 Date of citation1153 x 1162 Feature named in sourcechurch |
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
Ket 1221, Moray Reg.
Historic formKet This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKeith PlaceKeith, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMoray Reg., no. 22 Date of citation1221 x 1221 Feature named in sourceecclesi[a] de |
Source code
Moray Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Moraviensis
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1837
Keth 1222, Moray Reg.
Historic formKeth This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKeith PlaceKeith, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMoray Reg., no. 56 Date of citation1222 x 1222 Feature named in sourceecclesi[a] |
Source code
Moray Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Moraviensis
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1837