Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Drostan Leack, Aberdour ABR
Grid reference
NJ 863 657 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
386300 865700
Latitude
57.68119428287667
Longitude
-2.229758743312094
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Mains of Auchmedden, Aberdour (0.97 miles)
St Magnus Haven, Aberdour (1.12 miles)
Auchmedden, settlement, Aberdour (1.33 miles)
Aberdour, parish, ABR Aberdeen (1.53 miles)
St Drostan's Church, Aberdour (1.53 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Drostan Leack
Head name
Drostan Leack
Place
Drostan Leack, Aberdour ABR
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Drostan Leack 1874, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formDrostan Leack Head nameDrostan Leack PlaceDrostan Leack, Aberdour ABR Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1874 x 1874 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Saints in this place-name
Drostan, Troscan (ns) (certain) The parish of Aberdour is dedicated to Drostan, and associated with him in the 12th century Notes in the Book of Deer.
Drostan (certain) The parish of Aberdour is dedicated to Drostan, and associated with him in the 12th century Notes in the Book of Deer.
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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