Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Close, Tullynessle
Grid reference
NJ 578 176 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
357800 817600
Latitude
57.247344110023846
Longitude
-2.6993956874775717
Altitude (metres)
130
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Croft of Lonenwell, Alford (1.41 miles)
Tullynessle & Forbes, modern parish (1.75 miles)
Tullynessle, former parish, TUF (1.75 miles)
St Andrew's Church, Alford (1.84 miles)
Alford, parish (1.84 miles)
Object Classification
Field
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
'The Church owned much land in Tullynessle, and there is one field in Whitehaugh called Templeclose, and another St John's Close. These names suggest the Knights Templar, but the bishop of Aberdeen in the oldest records appears as nominal proprietor' (Macdonald PNWA, 344).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tullynessle & Forbes, modern parish
Within Tullynessle, former parish, TUF (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Close
Head name
St John's Close
Place
St John's Close, Tullynessle
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St John's Close 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John's Close Head nameSt John's Close PlaceSt John's Close, Tullynessle 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
John (ns) (certain)
John the Baptist (probable) NSA says Templars held land here, and cites nearby Temple Close
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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