Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Croftmartin, Orwell
Grid reference
NO 140 040 (general (5km))
Six-figure easting & northing
314000 704000
Latitude
56.22085591061779
Longitude
-3.3870216381557543
County
Kinross-shire
Nearby places
Orwell, parish (0.39 miles)
Mary's Knowe, Kinross (0.88 miles)
Maryfield, settlement Portmoak (1.32 miles)
Kinross, parish (1.56 miles)
Fergusknowe, settlement Kinross (2.52 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR is suggested on the basis of RMS i no. 424, where the name Croftmartyn occurs in close association with various lands in Orwell parish and in the phraise 'medietatem ville de Urwelle, Croftmartyn, bracinam, Brochelach (Brockley NO0805) et annuum redditum de Culcarny'.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Orwell, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Croftmartin
Head name
Croftmartin
Place
Croftmartin, Orwell
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Croftmartyn 1372, RMS
Historic formCroftmartyn Head nameCroftmartin PlaceCroftmartin, Orwell Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, i no. 424 Date of citation1372 x 1372 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Saints in this place-name
Martin (ns) (maybe)
Martin of Tours (maybe)
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