Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Altyre, former parish, Rafford
Grid reference
NJ 035 553 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
303500 855300
Latitude
57.57766852656809
Longitude
-3.6138647876993826
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
St John's Logy, eccles., Rafford (1.24 miles)
St John's Pool, Edinkillie (1.33 miles)
Meads of St John, Edinkillie (1.37 miles)
Rafford, parish (1.57 miles)
St Leonard's Chapel, Forres (1.83 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR for Altyre Old Parish Church, early 14th century remains (NMRS, Canmore ID: 15810).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Rafford, parish
Parish details
Altyre now part of Rafford RAF
Parish TLA
AYX
Medieval diocese
Moray
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Altyre
Head name
Altyre
Place
Altyre, former parish, Rafford
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Altre 1239, Moray Reg.
Historic formAltre Head nameAltyre PlaceAltyre, former parish, Rafford Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMoray Reg., no. 41 Feature named in sourceecclesiam de |
Source code
Moray Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Moraviensis
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1837
Place-name data
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