Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Brandan's Stanes, Boyndie
Grid reference
NJ 607 610 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
360700 861000
Latitude
57.6374678821076
Longitude
-2.6583019585553638
Altitude (metres)
85
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
Montbrey, former parish, Boyndie (1.02 miles)
Peterden, settlement, Marnoch (2.73 miles)
St John's Well, Ordiquhill (2.89 miles)
St Comb's Well, Portsoy, Fordyce (3.18 miles)
Ladybrae Farm, Boyndie (3.25 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A fair of St Brendan/Brandan was once held near these stones, which may be originally part of a stone circle (NMRS). The Calendar of Fearn records 'Brandans day ane fair in ye .... of Bwindye besyide Banff' (p. 62).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Boyndie, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Brandan's Stanes
Head name
St Brandan's Stanes
Place
St Brandan's Stanes, Boyndie
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
St Brandan's Stanes 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Brandan's Stanes Head nameSt Brandan's Stanes PlaceSt Brandan's Stanes, Boyndie 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.
Saints in this place-name
Brénainn (ns) (certain)
Brénainn m. Findloga of Cluain Ferta (probable)
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