Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Land, Arbroath & St Vigeans
Grid reference
NO 640 400 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
364000 740000
Latitude
56.55071815285631
Longitude
-2.5856358250608515
County
Angus
Nearby places
St Sebastian's Lands, Arbroath and St Vigeans (0 miles)
Ladyloan, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.32 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.39 miles)
Lady Bridge, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.39 miles)
St Thomas's Ch. modern Arbroath & St Vig. (0.42 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR is for the area around St Mary's Chapel in Arbroath. The place-name appears in Arb. Lib. ii, no. 223 (1483) among lands in the burgh of Arbroath.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Arbroath & St Vigeans, parish
Within Arbroath, former parish, Arb. & St Vigeans (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Terra Beatae Mariae
Head name
Terra Beatae Mariae
Place
St Mary's Land, Arbroath & St Vigeans
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Terram Beate Marie 1483, Arb. Lib.
Historic formTerram Beate Marie Head nameTerra Beatae Mariae PlaceSt Mary's Land, Arbroath & St Vigeans Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., ii, no. 223 Date of citation1483 x 1483 |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Place-name data
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