St Adomnán's Church, Forvie, Slains

Grid reference

NK 020 266 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

402000 826600

Latitude

57.33014074636451

Longitude

-1.9667791092459945

County

Aberdeenshire

Nearby places

Forvie, former parish, Slains (0 miles)

Marywalls, Slains (0.89 miles)

Bennet's Love, Slains (1.03 miles)

Cowstane Hirst, Foveran (1.18 miles)

Chapel of the Holy Rood, Foveran (1.28 miles)

Object Classification

Antiquity

Ecclesiastical

Is linear feature?

No

Notes

Though the name in the form given does not appear in the record, the Aberdeen Breviary for 23rd September, the feast of Adomnán, states: Sancti Adampnani abbatis patroni apud Furui Aberdonensis dyocesis ('of St Adomnan the abbot, patron at Forvie in the diocese of Aberdeen'). Presumably Forvie was highlighted as his cult centre, because it was in that diocese, where the breviary was made. Note that there is a chapel dedicated to Adomnán in the same parish, at Slains (q.v.).

Relationships with other parishes

Within Forvie, former parish, Slains (formerly)

Within Slains, parish