Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Old Deer, formerly Deer, parish
Grid reference
NJ 978 477 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
397800 847700
Latitude
57.51969560781267
Longitude
-2.0367323247944342
Nearby places
Abbey of St Mary of Deer, Old Deer (0.71 miles)
Cummin's Craig, Old Deer (0.99 miles)
Fetterangus, former parish, Old Deer (1.75 miles)
St Drostane Well, Old Deer (1.77 miles)
Annieswell, settlement, Old Deer (2.36 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Contains New Deer, modern parish (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Contains Abbey of St Mary of Deer, Old Deer
Contains Annieswell, settlement, Old Deer
Contains Cummin's Craig, Old Deer
Contains Lady Well, Old Deer
Contains Lady Well, Old Deer
Contains St Drostane Well, Old Deer
Parish details
Old Deer is the remnant of the medieval parish of Deer, out of which the parish of New Deer was removed.
Parish TLA
ODR
County
Aberdeenshire
Medieval diocese
Aberdeen
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Deer
Head name
Deer
Place
Old Deer, formerly Deer, parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formDeár Head nameDeer PlaceOld Deer, formerly Deer, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGNBD, I, 16 Date of citation1100 x 1130 |
Source code
GNBD
Source title
The Gaelic Notes in the Book of Deer
Historic formDér Head nameDeer PlaceOld Deer, formerly Deer, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGNBD, Latin Note VII, 2 Date of citation1140 x 1153 Feature named in sourceclerici de |
Source code
GNBD
Source title
The Gaelic Notes in the Book of Deer
Old Deer
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Old Deer
Place
Old Deer, formerly Deer, 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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
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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