Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Marnoch's Church, Marnoch
Grid reference
NJ 594 499 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
359400 849900
Latitude
57.53764332364224
Longitude
-2.6782181594431247
Altitude (metres)
60
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
Marnoch, parish, formerly Aberchirder (0 miles)
St Marnoch's Well, Marnoch (0.28 miles)
St Marnoch's Ford, Marnoch & Rothiemay (0.32 miles)
Pettrie's Well, Marnoch (0.47 miles)
Ardmeallie, settlement, Marnoch (0.5 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Former parish church of Marnoch.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Marnoch's Church
Head name
St Marnoch's Church
Place
St Marnoch's Church, Marnoch
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
Historic formMarnok K Head nameSt Marnoch's Church PlaceSt Marnoch's Church, Marnoch Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePont MS, no. 9 Date of citation1583 x 1596 Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web. |
Source code
Pont MS
Author
Timothy Pont
Source title
Pont Manuscript
Year
1590x1610
Notes
Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.
St Marnoch's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Marnoch's Church Head nameSt Marnoch's Church PlaceSt Marnoch's Church, Marnoch 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.
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Marnoch, Marnoch, parish, formerly Aberchirder
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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