Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Brigit's Church, Fossoway
Grid reference
NO 015 019 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
301500 701900
Latitude
56.19956985539763
Longitude
-3.5877619488046184
Altitude (metres)
180
County
Kinross-shire
Nearby places
Fossoway, parish (0 miles)
Muckhart, parish (1.12 miles)
St Serf's Bridge, Glendevon/Fossaway (1.29 miles)
Gartwhinzean, settlement Fossoway (2.48 miles)
Tullibole, former parish, Fossoway (2.51 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the site of Fossoway old parish church.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Fossoway, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sanctae Brigidae
Head name
Ecclesia Sanctae Brigidae
Place
St Brigit's Church, Fossoway
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?
No
ecclesia Sancte Brigide 1486, Coupar Angus Chrs.
Historic formecclesia Sancte Brigide Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Brigidae PlaceSt Brigit's Church, Fossoway Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceCoupar Angus Chrs., no. 150 Date of citation1486 x 1486 |
Associated person or bodyCoupar Angus Abbey Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Coupar Angus Chrs.
Source title
Charters of the Abbey of Coupar Angus
Editors
D. E. Easson
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 vols.
Year
1947
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
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