Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Maelrubha's Church, Contin
Grid reference
NH 456 557 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
245600 855700
Latitude
57.565188961145815
Longitude
-4.581526009203037
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
Contin, parish (0 miles)
Preas Mairi, burial ground, Contin (0.26 miles)
Marybank, Urray (1.89 miles)
Kinnettes, former parish, Fodderty (2.1 miles)
Loch Caitrine, Fodderty (2.58 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
On an island in the middle of the Black Water river.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Contin, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Preas Mairi, burial ground, Contin
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?ecclesia Beati Malrubii
Head name
ecclesia Beati Malrubii
Place
St Maelrubha's Church, Contin
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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
ecclesia Beati Malrubii 1510, Aberdeen Breviary
Historic formecclesia Beati Malrubii Head nameecclesia Beati Malrubii PlaceSt Maelrubha's Church, Contin Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAberdeen Breviary, Eighth lesson, Feast of Maelrubha Date of citation1510 x 1510 Notes on the context of this place-nameFacsimile Edition |
Source code
Aberdeen Breviary
Source title
Breviarium Aberdonense
Series
Bannatyne, Maitland and Spalding Clubs
Volume
2
Year
1854
Notes
Facsimile Edition
Saints in this place-name
Máel Ruba (ns) (certain)
Máel Ruba m Elganaig of Applecross (certain)
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