Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Glendevon, parish
Grid reference
NN 979 051 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
297900 705100
Latitude
56.227552985812615
Longitude
-3.6469973972646854
Nearby places
St Serf's Bridge, Glendevon/Fossaway (1.71 miles)
St Mungo's Well, Blackford (2.88 miles)
Muckhart, parish (2.91 miles)
St Brigit's Church, Fossoway (2.99 miles)
Fossoway, parish (2.99 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR for parish kirk, 17th or 18th century, possibly on site of medieval kirk. Stone of 1716 in the graveyard (NMRS).
Relationships with other places
Contains St Serf's Bridge, Glendevon/Fossaway
Parish TLA
GDV
County
Perthshire
Medieval diocese
Dunblane
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Glendevon
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Glendevon
Place
Glendevon, 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
Glendowane 1560, Assumption
Historic formGlendowane This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameGlendevon PlaceGlendevon, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 295 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourceparish kirk |
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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