Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Tarland, parish
Grid reference
NJ 481 043 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
348100 804300
Latitude
57.1268725392748
Longitude
-2.857366638991842
Nearby places
Church of St Mo Luag, Tarland (0 miles)
St Margaret's, settlement, Logie-C'stone (0.78 miles)
Tillyhermack, settlement Coull (1.43 miles)
St John's Well, Logie-Coldstone (1.55 miles)
St John's Well, settlement, LOC (1.55 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
Close to the western boundary of its parish, the parish being shown as Tarland & Migvie on OS 6 inch 1st edn.
Relationships with other places
Contains Church of St Mo Luag, Tarland
Contains Church of St Mo Luag, Tarland
Contains Rock Ernan, Strathdon
OS 6 inch 1st edn shows it in a detached part of Tarland & Migvie parish.
Parish details
The parish of Migvie was annexed to Tarland in the seventeenth century, whereafter the parish was sometimes known as Tarland & Migvie; much of Migvie parish (including the kirk) were in 1891 transferred to Logie-Coldstone.
Parish TLA
TLD
County
Aberdeenshire
Medieval diocese
Aberdeen
Parish notes
The church of Tarland was granted to the priory of St Andrews by Morgrund earl of Mar (1165x71). See Cowan 1967, 195. The parish of Migvie was annexed to Tarland in the seventeenth century, whereafter the parish was sometimes known as Tarland & Migvie; much of Migvie parish (including the kirk) were in 1891 transferred to Logie-Coldstone, though some parts were allocated to Strathdon STD, after which Tarland and Migvie became known simply as Tarland. For more on MVX, see LOC. See Shennan 1892, 181-85, esp. 182-3.
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Tarland
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Tarland
Place
Tarland, parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formTharflund This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameTarland PlaceTarland, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii Date of citation1170 x 1171 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Historic formTharflond This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameTarland PlaceTarland, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 333 Date of citation1189 x 1195 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain Associated person or bodyEarl of Mar Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Tarland and Migvie
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Tarland and Migvie
Place
Tarland, parish
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
Migvie and Tarlane 1586, Assumption
Historic formMigvie and Tarlane This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameTarland and Migvie PlaceTarland, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 8 Date of citation1586 x 1586 Feature named in sourcekirk of |
Associated person or bodySt Andrews Priory Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
Migvy and Terland 1587, Assumption
Historic formMigvy and Terland This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameTarland and Migvie PlaceTarland, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 16 Date of citation1587 x 1587 |
Associated person or bodySt Andrews Priory Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
Tarland and Migvie 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formTarland and Migvie This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameTarland and Migvie PlaceTarland, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 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.
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