Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Knockando, parish
Grid reference
NJ 186 428 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
318600 842800
Latitude
57.46837858669491
Longitude
-3.3572441667035817
Nearby places
Pool Veriner, Knockando (1.11 miles)
Inveravon, parish (alias Strathavon) (3.3 miles)
St Peter's Church, Inveravon (3.3 miles)
Peterfair, Inveravon (3.5 miles)
Ladycroft, settlement Knockando (3.8 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR is for the remains of a church built in 1757, but apparently on the site of an earlier one. There are two Pictish symbol stones and a rune stone in the grave-yard (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Elchies, former parish, Knockando
Relationships with other places
Contains Catherinebraes, settlement Knockando
Contains Lady's Hill, Knockando
Contains Ladycroft, settlement Knockando
Contains Pool Veriner, Knockando
Parish TLA
KNO
County
Morayshire
Medieval diocese
Moray
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Knockando
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Knockando
Place
Knockando, 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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Knokandoche 1560, Assumption
Historic formKnokandoche This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKnockando PlaceKnockando, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 478 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourcechaplainry |
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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