Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Abernethy, parish PER
Grid reference
NO 190 164 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
318800 716300
Latitude
56.33219025869504
Longitude
-3.313411823710117
County
Fife
Nearby places
St Brigit's Church, Abernethy (0 miles)
Rhynd, parish (1.42 miles)
Pottie, former parish, Dron (1.66 miles)
Pitmedden, settlement Abernethy (2.6 miles)
Dron, parish (2.92 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Relationships with other places
Contains Pitmedden, settlement Abernethy
Contains St Bride's Well, Abernethy/Collessie/Auchtermuchty
Contains St Brigit's Church, Abernethy
Parish details
Abernethy
Parish TLA
ANY
County
Perthshire
Medieval diocese
Dunblane
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Abernethy
Head name
Abernethy
Place
Abernethy, parish PER
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
Abirnythyn 1189, RRS ii
Historic formAbirnythyn Head nameAbernethy PlaceAbernethy, parish PER Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 339 Date of citation1189 x 1195 Feature named in sourcechurch and abbey |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Place-name data
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