Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Snow Church, Aberdeen
Grid reference
NJ 939 079 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
393900 807900
Latitude
57.162104837550444
Longitude
-2.100863769635975
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Aberdeen Snow, former parish, Old Machar (0 miles)
Lady Mill, Aberdeen (0.12 miles)
St Mary's College, Old Aberdeen (0.12 miles)
St Peter's Chapel, Aberdeen (0.14 miles)
St Peter's Hospital, Aberdeen St Nicholas (0.2 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Former church of Aberdeen Snow parish.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Aberdeen Snow, former parish, Old Machar (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Snow Church
Head name
Snow Church
Place
Snow Church, Aberdeen
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
kirk of Snaw 1560, Assumption
Historic formkirk of Snaw Head nameSnow Church PlaceSnow Church, Aberdeen Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourcekirk |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
Ecclesiae parochialis Sanctae Mariae ad nives 1647, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formEcclesiae parochialis Sanctae Mariae ad nives Head nameSnow Church PlaceSnow Church, Aberdeen Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 490 Date of citation1647 x 1647 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Snow Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSnow Church Head nameSnow Church PlaceSnow Church, Aberdeen Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 approx 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
Snows, Our Lady of the Snows (certain)
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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