Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Knauchland's Kirk, Rothiemay
Grid reference
NJ 561 514 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
356100 851400
Latitude
57.55080938532794
Longitude
-2.733610011807877
Altitude (metres)
180
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
St Knauchland's Well, Rothiemay (0 miles)
Ardmeallie, settlement, Marnoch (1.86 miles)
Peter's Well, Rothiemay (1.91 miles)
Pettrie's Well, Marnoch (1.92 miles)
St Marnoch's Well, Marnoch (1.97 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Close to St Knauchland's Well, its existence is attested by the name and oral tradition of local people in the nineteenth century.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Rothiemay, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Knauchland's Well, Rothiemay
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Knauchland's Kirk
Head name
St Knauchland's Kirk
Place
St Knauchland's Kirk, Rothiemay
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St Knauchland's Kirk 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Knauchland's Kirk Head nameSt Knauchland's Kirk PlaceSt Knauchland's Kirk, Rothiemay Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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