Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Portmoak, parish, aka Kirkness
Grid reference
NO 173 008 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
317300 700800
Latitude
56.19269540790274
Longitude
-3.3328176859355905
Nearby places
Portmoak, settlement Portmoak (0 miles)
Portmoak, eccles. Portmoak (0 miles)
St Serf's Island, Portmoak (0.83 miles)
St Mary's Church, Scotlandwell, Portmoak (0.86 miles)
St Thomas's Hospital, Portmoak (0.92 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for Portmoak farm where a chapel and cemetery were found (including 10th or 11th century cross-slab). See NMRS for records of parish kirks in later period.
Relationships with other places
Contains Maryfield, settlement Portmoak
Contains Portmoak, settlement Portmoak
Contains St John's Well, Portmoak
Contains St Mary's Church, Scotlandwell, Portmoak
Contains St Serf's Island, Portmoak
Contains St Thomas's Hospital, Portmoak
Parish TLA
PTM
County
Kinross-shire
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Parish notes
Pre 1975 County given as: KNR FIF
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Kirkness
Head name
Kirkness
Place
Portmoak, parish, aka Kirkness
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Portmoak
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Portmoak
Place
Portmoak, parish, aka Kirkness
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Portmoak 1560, Assumption
Historic formPortmoak This is not a hagiotoponym. Head namePortmoak PlacePortmoak, parish, aka Kirkness Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 16 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourcekirk |
Associated person or bodySt Andrews Priory Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
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
Historic formPortmoak This is not a hagiotoponym. Head namePortmoak PlacePortmoak, parish, aka Kirkness Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 5 p156 Date of citation1793 x 1793 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Portmoak 1856, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPortmoak This is not a hagiotoponym. Head namePortmoak PlacePortmoak, parish, aka Kirkness 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.
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