Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Mains, former parish, Mains & Strathmartine
Grid reference
NO 410 330 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
341000 733000
Latitude
56.48550673291233
Longitude
-2.958156138827313
County
Angus
Nearby places
Mains & Strathmartine, modern parish (0.62 miles)
Maryfield, settlement Dundee (0.74 miles)
Magdalen's Kirkton, Mains & Strathmartine (0.83 miles)
Helensbank, settlement Dundee (0.83 miles)
St Roque's Chapel, Dundee (1.44 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
Yes
Notes
The NGR is for the medieval parish kirk of Mains, the kirk now being in Dundee parish, though most of the parish was united with Strathmartine to form Mains & Strathmartine parish.
Parish details
Mains part of Mains & Strathmartine SRX MSM, united 1799.
Parish TLA
MIX
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Parish notes
The parishes of Mains & Strathmartine were united in 1799 (ACDS-NS, 314). Ecclesia de Stratheyninian c.1250 St A. Lib. 35 - this reference is the only one I have so far found which suggests a Ninian dedication.
Names
4 head-names linked to this place ?Earl's Stradichty
Head name
Earl's Stradichty
Place
Mains, former parish, Mains & Strathmartine
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Mains
Head name
Mains
Place
Mains, former parish, Mains & Strathmartine
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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
Stradichty
Head name
Stradichty
Place
Mains, former parish, Mains & Strathmartine
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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
Stradechtyn 1201, Arb. Lib.
Historic formStradechtyn Head nameStradichty PlaceMains, former parish, Mains & Strathmartine Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., i no. 43 Date of citation1201 x 1205 Feature named in sourceecclesia de |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Strathectyn 1201, Arb. Lib.
Historic formStrathectyn Head nameStradichty PlaceMains, former parish, Mains & Strathmartine Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., i no. 43 Date of citation1201 x 1205 Feature named in sourceecclesiam de |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Strathectyn 1201, RRS ii
Historic formStrathectyn Head nameStradichty PlaceMains, former parish, Mains & Strathmartine Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 453 Date of citation1201 x 1205 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain Associated person or bodyEarl of Angus 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
Stradichty Comitis
Head name
Stradichty Comitis
Place
Mains, former parish, Mains & Strathmartine
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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
Strahechtyn comitis 1250, Arb. Lib.
Historic formStrahechtyn comitis Head nameStradichty Comitis PlaceMains, former parish, Mains & Strathmartine Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., i, p. 238 Date of citation1250 x 1259 Feature named in sourceecclesia de |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Trinchegem Comitis 1275, Bagimond's Roll
Historic formTrinchegem Comitis Head nameStradichty Comitis PlaceMains, former parish, Mains & Strathmartine Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBagimond's Roll, 63 Date of citation1275 x 1287 Notes on the context of this place-nameThe text composed in 1287 accounts for tax raised in Scotland 1275 and 1276. |
Source code
Bagimond's Roll
Author
A.I.Dunlop
Source title
Bagimond's Roll
Secondary Title
Scottish History Society Miscellany
Pages
25-77
Volume
vi
Year
1939
Notes
The text composed in 1287 accounts for tax raised in Scotland 1275 and 1276.
Strathdichti-Comitis 1493, RMS
Historic formStrathdichti-Comitis Head nameStradichty Comitis PlaceMains, former parish, Mains & Strathmartine Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 2130 Feature named in sourceparochial[is] ecclesi[a] de 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
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