Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Methlick, parish
Grid reference
NJ 857 373 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
385700 837300
Latitude
57.42604632153191
Longitude
-2.2381504266747134
Nearby places
St Devenick's Church, Methlick (0 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, Methlick (1.68 miles)
Tangland Ford, ford Tarves (2.03 miles)
Tangland Bridge, Tarves (2.03 miles)
Tanglandford, settlement Tarves (2.05 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR is for the old parish kirk of Methlick, built in 1780, replaced circa 1840. An entirely new church was built in 1865-7, on another site (NJ857372)85 m to the south.
Relationships with other places
Contains Michaelmuir, Ellon
Formerly in a detached part of Methlick.
Contains St Devenick's Church, Methlick
Contains St Devenick's Well, Methlick
Contains St Ninian's Chapel, Methlick
Parish TLA
MET
County
Aberdeenshire
Medieval diocese
Aberdeen
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Methlick
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Methlick
Place
Methlick, 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
Historic formMethelak This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameMethlick PlaceMethlick, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, i no. 445 Date of citation1373 x 1373 Feature named in sourcechurch Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Place-name data
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