Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Peter's Church, Rathven
Grid reference
NJ 443 656 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
344300 865600
Latitude
57.677057805227676
Longitude
-2.9340388543419906
Altitude (metres)
30
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
Rathven, parish (0.09 miles)
St Peter's Fair Ground, Rathven (0.82 miles)
Simon Figgle's Well, Rathven (1.81 miles)
Maryhill Farm, Rathven (2.54 miles)
Marywell Lodge, Rathven (3.51 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OSA xiii, 412 (1794) records the continuing existence of the thirteenth-century bede-house associated with this church: 'There is a bede-house still in being, though in bad repair; and fix bede-men on the establishment, but none of them live in the house.'
Relationships with other parishes
Within Rathven, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Peter's Church
Head name
St Peter's Church
Place
St Peter's Church, Rathven
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Peter's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Peter's Church Head nameSt Peter's Church PlaceSt Peter's Church, Rathven 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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