Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Caran's Church, Premnay
Grid reference
NJ 642 251
Six-figure easting & northing
364200 825100
Latitude
57.31526519434138
Longitude
-2.5944181929807777
Altitude (metres)
135
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Premnay, parish (0 miles)
Catherine's Well, Premnay (0.38 miles)
St James's Chapel, Premnay (0.89 miles)
St Laverances Well, Premnay (0.89 miles)
Ladywell, settlement Premnay (1.34 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records that 'traditionally the church was erected near a spot called St Caran's Well; 'Caran's butts', where archery was formerly practised, were near the church, and St Caran's Fair was held in the churchyard.' the foundations of the old church are still visible here (100 yards SE of the modern one).
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Caran's Church
Head name
St Caran's Church
Place
St Caran's Church, Premnay
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Saints in this place-name
Caran (certain)
Caran (ns) (certain)
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