Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cill Aindreas, Blair Atholl
Grid reference
NN 876 653 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
287600 765300
County
Perthshire
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Notes
NMRS records evidence of burials in stone cists. To the south stood 'Andersmass market' where a large white stone on a mound served as the 'cross' until the mid-eighteenth century.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Blair Atholl, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cill Aindreas
Head name
Cill Aindreas
Place
Cill Aindreas, Blair Atholl
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Cill Aindreas 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCill Aindreas Head nameCill Aindreas PlaceCill Aindreas, Blair Atholl 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
Andrew (ns) (certain)
Andrew the apostle (certain)
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