Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Comrie, parish
Grid reference
NN 772 220 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
277200 722000
Latitude
56.37441996878866
Longitude
-3.988576230319416
Nearby places
Tullichettle, former parish, Comrie (1.46 miles)
St Serf's Church, Tullichettle, Comrie (1.52 miles)
Dalchonzie, settlement Comrie (1.87 miles)
St Patrick's, settlement Muthill (2.81 miles)
St Patrick's Well, Muthill (2.88 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Relationships with other places
Contains Carn Labhruinn, Comrie
Contains Dalchonzie, settlement Comrie
Contains St Fillan's Chair, Comrie
Contains St Fillan's Chapel, Comrie
Contains St Fillan's Hill, Comrie
Contains St Fillan's Well, Comrie
Contains St Fillans, settlement Comrie
Parish TLA
COM
County
Perthshire
Medieval diocese
Dunblane
Parish notes
The parsonage was a prebend of Dunblane cathedral by 1535, while the bishop apparently held one quarter of its fruits in accordance with an agreement of 1237 (SRO GRH Chrs. no.1105; RSS iv no.2914; Burnett Stuart Coll. no.25; Assumptions 297; Vet. Mon. no.xci). The vicarage at the Reformation was held with the provostry of Innerpeffray, but as far as can be seen this was purely a personal union (Ass. 312; Thirds 15; RSS lxx 5). Cowan 1967, 34-5. Local tradition asserts that the kirk was dedicated to Kessog (see J.M. Mackinlay ‘St Kessog and his cultus in Scotland’ Glasgow Archaeolog. Soc. Transactions New Series 3 (1899), 347-59, p.357. Note Tom-na-chessaig (ibid.).- NN773220 (Redford 1988, 152). ? Same as St Cessog’s Mound, near river (see Redford 1988, 152). In 1891, detached parts of Monzievaird & Strowan were transferred to Comrie including Meiggar, Cultybraggan (part of farm), Drumchork, Milntuim etc. See Shennan 1892, 208 for details. Also a detached part of Muthill was transferred to Comrie viz. Cowden & Mill of Fortune. See Shennan 1892, 209 for details.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Comrie
Head name
Comrie
Place
Comrie, 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
Comry 1268, Inchaffray Chrs.
Historic formComry Head nameComrie PlaceComrie, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceInchaffray Chrs., no. 96 Feature named in sourceGilbert[us] rector ecclesie de |
Source code
Inchaffray Chrs.
Source title
Charters, Bulls & Other Documents relating to the Abbey of Inchaffray
Series
Scottish History Society
Year
1908