Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Serf's Church, Tullichettle, Comrie
Grid reference
NN 767 196 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
276700 719600
Latitude
56.35273845965966
Longitude
-3.995540844789454
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Tullichettle, former parish, Comrie (0.06 miles)
St Patrick's, settlement Muthill (1.44 miles)
Comrie, parish (1.52 miles)
St Patrick's Well, Muthill (1.53 miles)
St Patrick's Chapel, Blairinroar, Muthill (west) (1.53 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is the former parish church of Tullichettle, aka Tulliedene parish. The rubble footings of the medieval walls of the kirk survive at the site. See NMRS.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Comrie, parish
Within Tullichettle, former parish, Comrie (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Servani
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Servani
Place
St Serf's Church, Tullichettle, Comrie
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
ecclesiam Sancti Seruanj 1220, Inchaffray Chrs.
Historic formecclesiam Sancti Seruanj Head nameEcclesia Sancti Servani PlaceSt Serf's Church, Tullichettle, Comrie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceInchaffray Chrs., no. 41 Date of citation1220 x 1220 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyEarl of Strathearn Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain Associated person or bodyEarl of Strathearn Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Inchaffray Chrs.
Source title
Charters, Bulls & Other Documents relating to the Abbey of Inchaffray
Series
Scottish History Society
Year
1908
Saints in this place-name
Serf (ns) (certain)
Serf of Culross (certain)