Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Forfar, parish (formerly Restenneth)
Grid reference
NO 480 515 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
348000 751500
Latitude
56.652534523075175
Longitude
-2.848203200575304
Nearby places
St Peter's Church, Forfar (0 miles)
Eglispeder, settlement Forfar (0.31 miles)
Martinshade, Forfar (1.5 miles)
St John's Church, episcopal, Forfar (1.51 miles)
St Mary's Well, Oathlaw (1.75 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR for the priory church of Restenneth, which served Forfar as parish church until 1591.
Relationships with other places
Contains Eglispeder, settlement Forfar
Contains Martinshade, Forfar
Contains Queen Margaret's Inch, Forfar
Contains St John's Church, episcopal, Forfar
Contains St John's Church, episcopal, Forfar
Contains St Peter's Church, Forfar
Parish details
Forfar formerly Restenneth
Parish TLA
FRF
County
Angus
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Forfar
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Forfar
Place
Forfar, parish (formerly Restenneth)
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
Forfar 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formForfar This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameForfar PlaceForfar, parish (formerly Restenneth) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Restenneth
Head name
Restenneth
Place
Forfar, parish (formerly Restenneth)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
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
Restenit 1560, Assumption
Historic formRestenit Head nameRestenneth PlaceForfar, parish (formerly Restenneth) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 217 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourcekirk of |
Associated person or bodyRestenneth Priory 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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