Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Leuchars, parish
Grid reference
NO 455 213 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
345500 721300
Latitude
56.380935581654754
Longitude
-2.8826478271547886
Nearby places
St Bonoc's Chapel, Leuchars (0 miles)
St Bunyan's Well, Leuchars (0.2 miles)
St Michaels, settlement, Leuchars (1.23 miles)
Forgan, parish FIF (2.91 miles)
St Fillan's Church, Forgan FIF (2.91 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the fine romanesque church at Leuchars.
Relationships with other places
Contains St Bonoc's Chapel, Leuchars
Contains St Bunyan's Well, Leuchars
Contains St Michaels, settlement, Leuchars
Parish TLA
LEU
County
Fife
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Leuchars
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Leuchars
Place
Leuchars, 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
Lochres 1172, St A. Lib.
Historic formLochres This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameLeuchars PlaceLeuchars, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSt A. Lib., 287 Date of citation1172 x 1187 Feature named in sourceecclesiam de |
Source code
St A. Lib.
Source title
Liber Cartarum Prioratus Sancti Andree in Scotia
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1841
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