Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Peter's Church, Drumdelgie, Cairnie
Grid reference
NJ 487 410 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
348700 841000
Latitude
57.456611847299314
Longitude
-2.8550688653410057
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Drumdelgie, former parish, Cairnie (0 miles)
St Peter's Well, Cairnie (0.12 miles)
Dunbennan, former parish, Huntly (1.06 miles)
Dunbennan, settlement, Huntly (1.07 miles)
St Martin's Church, (Botarie) Cairnie (2.18 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS: the remains of the former kirk of Drumdelgie, suppressed in 1615, still useable in 1640.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Cairnie, modern parish
Within Drumdelgie, former parish, Cairnie (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Peter's Well, Cairnie
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Peterkirk
Head name
Peterkirk
Place
St Peter's Church, Drumdelgie, Cairnie
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
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?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Peter (ns) (certain)
Peter, apostle (certain)
St Peter's Church
Head name
St Peter's Church
Place
St Peter's Church, Drumdelgie, Cairnie
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
St Peter's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Peter's Church Head nameSt Peter's Church PlaceSt Peter's Church, Drumdelgie, 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
Peter (ns) (certain)
Peter, apostle (certain)
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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