Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Church, ~eccles. Ecclesjohn, Dun
Grid reference
NO 688 603 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
368800 760300
Latitude
56.73344600643143
Longitude
-2.510010002812964
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Angus
Nearby places
Ecclesjohn, former parish, Dun (0 miles)
Dun, parish (1.34 miles)
St Andrew's Church, Dun (1.34 miles)
St Mary's Priory, Montrose (1.97 miles)
Logie Montrose, former parish, Logie Pert (2.25 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
See NMRS for records of this as 'ane chappell erectit for pilgrimage' (Brechin Reg 1856) which stood on the slight eminence known as the Kirkhill, and for evidence of burials having taken place here.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dun, parish
Within Ecclesjohn, former parish, Dun (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ecclesjohn
Head name
Ecclesjohn
Place
St John's Church, ~eccles. Ecclesjohn, Dun
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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?
Yes
Eglisjohnne 1560, Assumption
Historic formEglisjohnne Head nameEcclesjohn PlaceSt John's Church, ~eccles. Ecclesjohn, Dun Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 372 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourceparsonage and vicarage of |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
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