Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Dunbennan, former parish, Huntly
Grid reference
NJ 504 408 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
350400 840800
Latitude
57.455004247833266
Longitude
-2.826696127961858
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Dunbennan, settlement, Huntly (0.06 miles)
St Peter's Church, Drumdelgie, Cairnie (1.06 miles)
Drumdelgie, former parish, Cairnie (1.06 miles)
St Peter's Well, Cairnie (1.18 miles)
St Margaret's Chapel, Catholic, Huntly (1.55 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the site of church, beside Dunbennan (settlement)in a late medieval kirkyard.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Huntly, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Contains Dunbennan, settlement, Huntly
Parish details
Dunbennan now part of Huntly HUN
Parish TLA
DBX
Medieval diocese
Moray
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Dunbennan
Head name
Dunbennan
Place
Dunbennan, former parish, Huntly
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Dunbanan 1274, Bagimond's Roll
Historic formDunbanan Head nameDunbennan PlaceDunbennan, former parish, Huntly Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBagimond's Roll, 47 Date of citation1274 x 1274 Notes on the context of this place-nameThe text composed in 1287 accounts for tax raised in Scotland 1275 and 1276. |
Source code
Bagimond's Roll
Author
A.I.Dunlop
Source title
Bagimond's Roll
Secondary Title
Scottish History Society Miscellany
Pages
25-77
Volume
vi
Year
1939
Notes
The text composed in 1287 accounts for tax raised in Scotland 1275 and 1276.
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