Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Dunnet, parish
Grid reference
ND 219 711 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
321900 971100
Latitude
58.621145037514935
Longitude
-3.3448346986449393
Nearby places
St John's Loch, Dunnet (0.69 miles)
St John's Chapel, Dunnet (1.07 miles)
St Coomb's Kirk, Olrig (1.9 miles)
St Clair Cottage, Olrig (2.6 miles)
Olrig, parish (3.26 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for Dunnet kirk, a medieval church with a tower (NMRS). The main fair here was held on Marymas Green, on the Tuesday after Marymas (15th August).
Parish TLA
DNT
County
Caithness
Medieval diocese
Caithness
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Dunnet
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Dunnet
Place
Dunnet, 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
Dunnet 1560, Assumption
Historic formDunnet This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameDunnet PlaceDunnet, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 459 Date of citation1560 x 1570 |
Associated person or bodyDeer Abbey (Cist.) 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
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