Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Dron, parish
Grid reference
NO 141 159 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
314100 715900
Latitude
56.327768286708384
Longitude
-3.3892793443500553
Nearby places
Pottie, former parish, Dron (1.51 miles)
Moncreiffe, former parish, Dunbarney (2.06 miles)
Ecclesiamagirdle, settlement, Exmagirdle, Dron (2.12 miles)
Exmagirdle, former parish, Dron (2.12 miles)
Ecclesmagirdle, eccles. Exmagirdle, Dron (2.12 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for Dron Parish Church.
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Exmagirdle, former parish, Dron
Contains Pottie, former parish, Dron
Relationships with other places
Parish details
Dron was granted to Arbroath as a chapel of Abernethy in the late 12th century, and had achieved parochial status by the 16th century.
Parish TLA
DRN
County
Perthshire
Medieval diocese
Dunblane
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Place-name data
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