Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Michael's Church, Tarvit, Cupar
Grid reference
NO 379 145 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
337900 714500
Latitude
56.31890830216903
Longitude
-3.004106109603605
County
Fife
Nearby places
St Michael's Hill, Tarvit, Cupar (0 miles)
Tarvit, former parish, Cupar x Ceres (0 miles)
Lady Burn, Monimail/Cupar (0.12 miles)
St Catherine's Cottage, Cupar (0.14 miles)
St Catherine's Haugh, Cupar (0.18 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is the church of the former parish of Tarvit. The parish was divided and its northern part united with Cupar; its southern part was united with Ceres.
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Michael's Church
Head name
St Michael's Church
Place
St Michael's Church, Tarvit, Cupar
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Michaelis 1519, RMS
Historic formecclesiam Sancti Michaelis Head nameSt Michael's Church PlaceSt Michael's Church, Tarvit, Cupar Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 196 Date of citation1519 x 1520 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
St Michael's Church 1856, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Michael's Church Head nameSt Michael's Church PlaceSt Michael's Church, Tarvit, Cupar Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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
Michael (ns) (certain)
Michael, Archangel (certain)
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