Saints in Scottish Place-Names

St Meddan's Church, Fintray

Grid reference

NJ 871 155 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

387100 815500

Latitude

57.23024216286459

Longitude

-2.2136953680815337

Altitude (metres)

50

County

Aberdeenshire

Nearby places

Fintray, parish ABD (0 miles)

Dyce, parish (0.26 miles)

Chapel of St Fergus, Dyce (0.26 miles)

Pitmedden House, Dyce (0.71 miles)

St Colm's Chapel, New Machar (old kirk) (1.55 miles)

Object Classification

Antiquity

Ecclesiastical

Is linear feature?

No

Notes

Aberdeen Calendar records in the earlier sixteenth century: 'In Scotia Sancti Modani [sic] abbatis apud Fynthre cuius honore ecclesia ipsa dedicatur reliquiisque Modani et miraculorum variorum choruscantibus decorati', implying a fairly full cult of the saint at this church, with relics and probably pilgrims (Aberdeen Calendar, 261). Several medieval carved stones survive in the kirkyard. The church is close to the settlement of Logie (Logy-Fintray 1600 (RMS vi no. 1017b); Logie-Fintrie 1600 (RMS vi no. 1032d)). NMRS: 'The present building now ivy-covered and roofless, was in use until 1703, when a new church was erected at Hatton of Fintray (NJ81NW 26).'

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Relationships with other parishes

Within Fintray, parish ABD

Within Fintray, parish ABD

Names

1 head-name linked to this place ?

St Meddan's Church

St Meddan's Ch. 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.