Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Serf's Church, Dysart KDT
Grid reference
NT 303 929 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
330200 692900
Latitude
56.123789095921914
Longitude
-3.122894407311578
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Fife
Nearby places
St Dennis Chapel, doubtful Dysart KDT (0.06 miles)
Dysart, former parish, Kirkcaldy & Dysart (0.06 miles)
St Serf's Cave, Dysart KDT (0.09 miles)
St Serf's Hill, Dysart KDT (0.2 miles)
St Mary's Well, Kirkcaldy KDT (1.2 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dysart, former parish, Kirkcaldy & Dysart (formerly)
Within Kirkcaldy & Dysart
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Dennis Chapel, doubtful Dysart KDT
Adjacent St Serf's Cave, Dysart KDT
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Servani
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Servani
Place
St Serf's Church, Dysart KDT
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Servani 1534, RMS
Historic formEcclesiam Sancti Servani Head nameEcclesia Sancti Servani PlaceSt Serf's Church, Dysart KDT Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 1368 Date of citation1534 x 1534 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
Saints in this place-name
Serf (ns) (certain)
Serf of Culross (certain)
St Serf's Church
Head name
St Serf's Church
Place
St Serf's Church, Dysart KDT
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Serf's Church 1856, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Serf's Church Head nameSt Serf's Church PlaceSt Serf's Church, Dysart KDT Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1856 x 1856 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
Serf (ns) (certain)
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