Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Techmuiry, settlement, Fraserburgh
Grid reference
NJ 958 601 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
395800 860100
Latitude
57.63107645478469
Longitude
-2.07033987074241
Altitude (metres)
45
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Oyne's Hill, Rathen (2.23 miles)
St Eddren's Slack, Rathen (2.28 miles)
St Oyne's Well, Rathen (2.29 miles)
St Ethernan's Church, eccl., Rathen (2.71 miles)
Rathen, parish (2.71 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Close to the northern end of what is now Strichen parish, but formerly a detached part of Fraserburgh, where that parish marched with Rathen to the north-east and OS also shows North Techmuiry and South Techmuiry farms close to Techmuiry; on some larger scale maps OS shows Techmuiry as Mains of Techmuiry.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Fraserburgh, aka Philorth, parish
Within Strichen, modern parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Techmuiry
Head name
Techmuiry
Place
Techmuiry, settlement, Fraserburgh
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
Techmuirie 1654, Blaeu
Historic formTechmuirie Head nameTechmuiry PlaceTechmuiry, settlement, Fraserburgh Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Aberdeen and Banff Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Techmuiry 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formTechmuiry Head nameTechmuiry PlaceTechmuiry, settlement, Fraserburgh 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) (maybe)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (maybe)