Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Rufus Park, Keith
Grid reference
NJ 431 509 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
343100 850900
Latitude
57.5448696558178
Longitude
-2.95070492484348
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
Kethmalruf, Keith (0.22 miles)
St Maelrubha's Church, Keith (0.31 miles)
Keith, parish (0.31 miles)
Lady Well, Grange (2.99 miles)
Lady Hill, Grange (3 miles)
Object Classification
Other
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The park lies a short distance north-east of the modern church of St Rufus, which in turn replaced the medieval church at NJ427506, and which was dedicated to Maelrubha.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Keith, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Rufus Park
Head name
St Rufus Park
Place
St Rufus Park, Keith
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Saints in this place-name
Máel Ruba (ns) (probable)
Máel Ruba m Elganaig of Applecross (probable)
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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