Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Church, Kinnernie, now Midmar
Grid reference
NJ 725 095 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
372500 809500
Latitude
57.175695701669355
Longitude
-2.4548824552796553
Altitude (metres)
110
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Kinnernie, former parish, Cluny x Midmar (0 miles)
Felixcroft, Cluny (2.22 miles)
St Nidan's Church, Midmar (2.7 miles)
Midmar, parish (2.7 miles)
Echt, parish (2.75 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It stands on the bank of the Kinnernie Burn, which here forms the parish boundary, Echt lying on the other side.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kinnernie, former parish, Cluny x Midmar (formerly)
Within Midmar, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's Church
Head name
St Mary's Church
Place
St Mary's Church, Kinnernie, now Midmar
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 Mary's Church 1969, OS 1: 2,500
Historic formSt Mary's Church Head nameSt Mary's Church PlaceSt Mary's Church, Kinnernie, now Midmar Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 1: 2,500 Date of citation1969 x 1969 Notes on the context of this place-nameThis series of maps goes through several editions and revisions over time. References to these maps will give dates to identify which version of the map is being referred to. |
Source code
OS 1: 2,500
Source title
Ordnance Survey Map, 1:2,500 scale
Notes
This series of maps goes through several editions and revisions over time. References to these maps will give dates to identify which version of the map is being referred to.
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
