Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Auchmedden, settlement, Aberdour
Grid reference
NJ 850 640 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
385000 864000
Latitude
57.66588131088176
Longitude
-2.251454707743158
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Mains of Auchmedden, Aberdour (0.44 miles)
Drostan Den, Aberdour (0.84 miles)
St Magnus Haven, Aberdour (1.1 miles)
Drostan Leack, Aberdour ABR (1.33 miles)
Aberdour, parish, ABR Aberdeen (2.12 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The name survives in Mains of Auchmedden, Den of Auchmedden etc.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Auchmedden
Head name
Auchmedden
Place
Auchmedden, settlement, Aberdour
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Historic formAchmedden Head nameAuchmedden PlaceAuchmedden, settlement, Aberdour Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Aberdeen and Banff Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Relationships with other place names
Name is part of Mains of Auchmedden, Mains of Auchmedden, Aberdour
Place-name data
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