Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Catherine's Kirk, Newburgh
Grid reference
NO 233 183 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
323300 718300
Latitude
56.35090652467483
Longitude
-3.241227326561095
County
Fife
Nearby places
Newburgh, modern parish (0 miles)
Lindores Abbey, Abdie (0.56 miles)
Clashbenny, settlement, Errol (1.97 miles)
Abdie, parish (2.05 miles)
Ecclesdoueanauin, ~eccles. Errol (2.2 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Originally a chapel in the burgh of Newburgh, still in Abdie parish, when Newburgh was erected as a parish in 1633 this became the parish kirk. A new building had been erected here in the early sixteenth century dedicated to Sts Catherine, St Duthac and St Mary Magdalene.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Abdie, parish (formerly)
Within Newburgh, modern parish
Within Newburgh, modern parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Catherine's Kirk
Head name
St Catherine's Kirk
Place
St Catherine's Kirk, Newburgh
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
Chapel of Sant Katryn 1459, Taylor with Márkus
Historic formChapel of Sant Katryn Head nameSt Catherine's Kirk PlaceSt Catherine's Kirk, Newburgh Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceTaylor with Márkus, iv, 624 Date of citation1459 x 1459 Notes on the context of this place-nameFive volumes, published 2006-2012. |
Source code
Taylor with Márkus
Author
Taylor, Simon (with Márkus, Gilbert)
Source title
The Place-Names of Fife
Year
2006-2012
Notes
Five volumes, published 2006-2012.
Sant Katherinis Kirk 1560, Assumption
Historic formSant Katherinis Kirk Head nameSt Catherine's Kirk PlaceSt Catherine's Kirk, Newburgh Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 378 Date of citation1560 x 1570 |
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
Saints in this place-name
Catherine (ns) (certain)
Catherine of Alexandria (certain) Taylor with Márkus iv, 624
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