Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Sairs Market Stance, Culsalmond
Grid reference
NJ 632 325 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
363200 832500
Latitude
57.38166196965967
Longitude
-2.6121261945481153
Altitude (metres)
190
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Sairs, settlement Culsalmond (0.14 miles)
Hill of Kilmidden, Culsalmond (0.81 miles)
Lady's Well, Culsalmond (1.05 miles)
Culsalmond, parish (1.08 miles)
Lawrence Road, Culsalmond (1.12 miles)
Object Classification
Other
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The market stance lies to the north of Wrangham, concerning which RMS vii no. 1717 notes (in 1617) a fair: 'Sanct-Serffis-Fair super terris de Wranghame'. In 1724 it was noted, 'To the N.W. of the Church, about ½ on the brow of the hill stands a great yearly Fair called St. Serf's Fair, and by corrupting the name St. Sare's Fair, holden last Tuesday of June' (Geog. Coll. i, 16).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Culsalmond, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Sairs Market Stance
Head name
St Sairs Market Stance
Place
St Sairs Market Stance, Culsalmond
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Sairs Market Stance 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Sairs Market Stance Head nameSt Sairs Market Stance PlaceSt Sairs Market Stance, Culsalmond 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
Serf (ns) (certain)
Serf of Culross (certain)
Place-name data
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