Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Dunnottar, parish
Grid reference
NN 881 838 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
288100 783800
Latitude
56.932102931836425
Longitude
-3.8389985915231097
Nearby places
Tobar Choluim Chille, Crathie & Braemar (3.04 miles)
Fionntag Burn, Alvie (5.52 miles)
Dalmoris, settlment, Blair Atholl (7.95 miles)
Ciste Mhearad, Kingussie & Insh (8.19 miles)
Lude, former parish, Blair Atholl (9.47 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the site of the earlier church on the rock of Dunnottar Castle.
Relationships with other places
Contains St Bridget's Church, Dunnotter
Contains St Ninian's Chapel, Dunnottar
Contains St Ninian's Den, Dunnottar
Contains St Ninian's Well, Dunnottar
Contains St Ninian's Well, Dunnottar
Parish TLA
DTR
County
Kincardineshire
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Dunnottar
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Dunnottar
Place
Dunnottar, 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
Dunoter 1560, Assumption
Historic formDunoter This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameDunnottar PlaceDunnottar, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 404 Date of citation1560 x 1570 |
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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