Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Machar's Cathedral, Aberdeen
Grid reference
NJ 939 087 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
393900 808700
Latitude
57.169292074559706
Longitude
-2.100883339887598
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Nicholas Poorhouse, Aberdeen (0 miles)
Old Machar, Old Aberdeen, parish (0 miles)
St John's Well, at Cathedral, Aberdeen (0.12 miles)
St Clair House, Aberdeen (0.22 miles)
St Helena Cottage, Aberdeen (0.26 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Machar's Cathedral
Head name
St Machar's Cathedral
Place
St Machar's Cathedral, 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
Templum Sancti Marcarii 1647, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formTemplum Sancti Marcarii Head nameSt Machar's Cathedral PlaceSt Machar's Cathedral, Aberdeen Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 487 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
Saints in this place-name
Machar (ns) (certain)
Machar (certain)
Place-name data
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