Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Aisle, Elgin Cathedral
Grid reference
NJ 220 630 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
322000 863000
Latitude
57.65039541511706
Longitude
-3.3070541383692955
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
Holy Trinity Church, Elgin Cathedral (0 miles)
Elgin (St Giles), parish (0.28 miles)
St Giles' Church, Elgin (0.33 miles)
Holy Trinity Church, Episcopalian, Elgin (0.37 miles)
Lesmurdie, St Andrews-Lhanbryd (0.48 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It is part of Elgin Cathedral. NMRS: 'To the south of the quire is St. Mary's Aisle (13th century). It is the burial place of Bishops Winchester and Tulloch (15th century), and the Gordons of Huntly. It is only partially ruinous. J S Richardson and H B Mackintosh 1950.'
Relationships with other parishes
Within Elgin (St Giles), parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's Aisle
Head name
St Mary's Aisle
Place
St Mary's Aisle, Elgin Cathedral
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Mary's Aisle 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Aisle Head nameSt Mary's Aisle PlaceSt Mary's Aisle, Elgin Cathedral 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
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