Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Martin's Church, (Botarie) Cairnie
Grid reference
NJ 489 445 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
348900 844500
Latitude
57.488073597956394
Longitude
-2.852467463850068
Altitude (metres)
130
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Cairnie, modern parish (0 miles)
Botarie, former parish, Cairnie CIE (0 miles)
St Martin's Well, (Botarie) Cairnie (0.12 miles)
St Carol's Church, Ruthven RVX, Cairnie (1.74 miles)
Ruthven, former parish, Cairnie ABD (1.82 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Botarie, former parish, Cairnie CIE (formerly)
Within Cairnie, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Martin's Well, (Botarie) Cairnie
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Martin's Church
Head name
St Martin's Church
Place
St Martin's Church, (Botarie) Cairnie
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
Martin Kirk 1685, RPS
Historic formMartin Kirk Head nameSt Martin's Church PlaceSt Martin's Church, (Botarie) Cairnie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRPS, 1685/4/92 Date of citation1685 x 1685 |
Source code
RPS
Source title
Records of Parliament of Scotland
St Martin's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Martin's Church Head nameSt Martin's Church PlaceSt Martin's Church, (Botarie) Cairnie 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
Martin (ns) (certain)
Martin of Tours (certain)