Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Marnoch's Church, Leochel, LCU
Grid reference
NJ 550 096 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
355000 809600
Latitude
57.1752114294416
Longitude
-2.7443487764339727
Altitude (metres)
260
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Leochel, former parish, Leochel-Cushnie (0 miles)
Leochel-Cushnie, modern parish (1.47 miles)
South Brideswell, Cushnie, LCU (2.42 miles)
Brideswells, settlement, Cushnie LCU (2.63 miles)
St Bride's Well, Cushnie, now LCU (2.63 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Marked simply as 'Church' on OS 6 inch 1st edn.
Relationships with other parishes
Adjoined to Cushnie, former parish, Leochel-Cushnie
Within Leochel-Cushnie, modern parish
Within Leochel, former parish, Leochel-Cushnie (formerly)
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Marnoci
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Marnoci
Place
St Marnoch's Church, Leochel, LCU
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Marnoci 1245, St A. Lib.
Historic formecclesia Sancti Marnoci Head nameEcclesia Sancti Marnoci PlaceSt Marnoch's Church, Leochel, LCU Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSt A. Lib., p. 372 Date of citation1245 x 1245 Feature named in sourceecclesia |
Associated person or bodyPope Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
St A. Lib.
Source title
Liber Cartarum Prioratus Sancti Andree in Scotia
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1841
St Marnoch's Church
Head name
St Marnoch's Church
Place
St Marnoch's Church, Leochel, LCU
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
St Marnoch's Church 1979, OS 1:10,000
Historic formSt Marnoch's Church Head nameSt Marnoch's Church PlaceSt Marnoch's Church, Leochel, LCU Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 1:10,000 Date of citation1979 x 1979 Notes on the context of this place-nameThis source appears on line on Digimap website. The 1:10,000 map has been through several editions and revisions. The date given when citing early form will identify which version of this map series is being used. |
Source code
OS 1:10,000
Source title
Ordnance Survey Map, 1:10,000 scale
Notes
This source appears on line on Digimap website. The 1:10,000 map has been through several editions and revisions. The date given when citing early form will identify which version of this map series is being used.
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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