Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Devenick Cottage, Peterculter
Grid reference
NJ 895 026 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
389500 802600
Latitude
57.11440977161361
Longitude
-2.1733948903736535
Altitude (metres)
15
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Banchory Devenick, parish (0.69 miles)
St Devenick's Church, Banchory Devenick (0.69 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Aberdeen (1.57 miles)
Maidenfold, Maryculter (1.58 miles)
St Cuthbert's Croft, Peterculter (1.84 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It stood near the north end of a bridge crossing the River Dee (OS 6 inch 1st edn), the river here being the county boundary (though the parish of Banchory Devenick then lay on both sides of the river.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Banchory Devenick, parish (formerly)
Within Peterculter, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Devenick Cottage
Head name
St Devenick Cottage
Place
St Devenick Cottage, Peterculter
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Devenick Cottage 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Devenick Cottage Head nameSt Devenick Cottage PlaceSt Devenick Cottage, Peterculter 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
Devenic, Mo Domnóc, Dyfnig (ns) (certain)
Devenic of Banchory-Devenick (probable)
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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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