Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Martin's Church, Mains & Strathmartine
Grid reference
NO 378 352 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
337800 735200
Latitude
56.50485899140679
Longitude
-3.010640479683376
Altitude (metres)
90
County
Angus
Nearby places
Strathmartine, former parish, Mains & Strathmartine (0 miles)
Nine Maidens Well, Mains & Strathmartine (0.5 miles)
Maryfield, Mains & Strathmartine (0.62 miles)
St Mary's, Mains & Strathmartine (0.76 miles)
Magdalen's Kirkton, Mains & Strathmartine (1.67 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Former parish church of Strathmartine, demolished in 1794 when the parish was united with Mains. Several Pictish stones associated.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Mains & Strathmartine, modern parish
Within Strathmartine, former parish, Mains & Strathmartine
Within Strathmartine, former parish, Mains & Strathmartine (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Martini
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Martini
Place
St Martin's Church, Mains & Strathmartine
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ecclesiam Sancti Martini 1211, Midl. Chrs.
Historic formEcclesiam Sancti Martini Head nameEcclesia Sancti Martini PlaceSt Martin's Church, Mains & Strathmartine Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMidl. Chrs., no. 20 Date of citation1211 x 1226 |
Source code
Midl. Chrs.
Source title
Charters of the Hospital of Soltre, of Trinity College, Edinburgh, etc. in Midlothian
Year
1861
Saints in this place-name
Martin (ns) (certain)
Martin of Tours (certain)
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