Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Drostan's Church, Insch ABD
Grid reference
NJ 633 281 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
363300 828100
Latitude
57.34214365990238
Longitude
-2.6098069750725252
Altitude (metres)
125
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Insch, parish ABD (0 miles)
Ladywell, settlement Premnay (0.62 miles)
Lady Well, Premnay (0.71 miles)
St John's Chapel, Insch ABD (0.94 miles)
St John's Well, Insch ABD (1.67 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Church of c. thirteenth-century, medieval grave-slab in kirkyard, 'Orat<e> (sic) pro anima Radvlfi <S>acerdotis'.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Insch, parish ABD
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Drostani
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Drostani
Place
St Drostan's Church, Insch ABD
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
ecclesia Sancti Drostani 1228, Lind. Cart.
Historic formecclesia Sancti Drostani Head nameEcclesia Sancti Drostani PlaceSt Drostan's Church, Insch ABD Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceLind. Cart., no. 59 Date of citation1228 x 1239 |
Source code
Lind. Cart.
Source title
Chartulary of the Abbey of Lindores Scottish History Society
Year
1903
ecclesie sancti Drostani 1228, Lind. Cart.
Historic formecclesie sancti Drostani Head nameEcclesia Sancti Drostani PlaceSt Drostan's Church, Insch ABD Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceLind. Cart., no. 59 Date of citation1228 x 1239 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
Lind. Cart.
Source title
Chartulary of the Abbey of Lindores Scottish History Society
Year
1903
Saints in this place-name
Drostan, Troscan (ns) (certain)
Drostan (certain)
St Drostan's Church
Head name
St Drostan's Church
Place
St Drostan's Church, Insch ABD
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
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
Saints in this place-name
Drostan, Troscan (ns) (certain)
Drostan (certain)
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