Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Peter's Kirk, Duffus
Grid reference
NJ 174 686 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
317400 868600
Latitude
57.6998675844381
Longitude
-3.386029788147456
Altitude (metres)
15
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
Duffus, parish (0 miles)
St Peter's Well, well, Duffus (0.14 miles)
St Lawrence's Well, well, Duffus (0.14 miles)
St Bennet's Well, Duffus (0.59 miles)
Michael Kirk, Ogston, Drainie (1.13 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A late medieval market cross, St Peter's Cross, stands in the kirkyard (NMRS). On modern OS maps, St Peter's Road and St Peter's Lane lie nearby to the NW.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Duffus, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Lawrence's Well, well, Duffus
Adjacent St Peter's Well, well, Duffus
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Peter's Kirk
Head name
St Peter's Kirk
Place
St Peter's Kirk, Duffus
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Peter Kirk 1726, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formPeter Kirk Head nameSt Peter's Kirk PlaceSt Peter's Kirk, Duffus Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, 233 Date of citation1726 x 1726 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. I
Author
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
1 of 3
Year
1906
St Peter's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Peter's Church Head nameSt Peter's Kirk PlaceSt Peter's Kirk, Duffus 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.
Saints in this place-name
Peter (ns) (certain)
Peter, apostle (certain)
Place-name data
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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