Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Church of St Drostan, Lochlee
Grid reference
NO 431 801 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
343100 780100
Latitude
56.90889050920638
Longitude
-2.9344834872768035
Altitude (metres)
280
County
Angus
Nearby places
Lochlee, modern parish (0 miles)
Droustie's Well, Lochlee (0.78 miles)
Bride's Bed, Lochlee (2.44 miles)
Droustie's Meadow, Lochlee (3.29 miles)
Tillyoran, settlement Lochlee (5.66 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Aberdeen Breviary, for the feast of St Drostan, notes that he built a church in Glenesk, leading the life of a hermit there (ubi uitam heremiticam ducens, in loco que dicitur Glenesk ecclesiam construxit) (Ab. Brev. (Macquarrie) 6). NMRS indicates that it is not certain that the present ruin occupies the site referred to by the Aberdeen Breviary. The church was burned down in 1645 by the Marquis of Montrose, and the present remains are probably those of its replacement.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Lethnot, former parish, Lethnot & Navar (formerly)
Within Lochlee, modern parish
Within Lochlee, modern parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirk of Droustie
Head name
Kirk of Droustie
Place
Church of St Drostan, Lochlee
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
Kirk of Droustie 1914, MacKinlay 1914
Historic formKirk of Droustie Head nameKirk of Droustie PlaceChurch of St Drostan, Lochlee Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMacKinlay 1914, 214 Date of citation1914 x 1914 Notes on the context of this place-nameSometimes abbreviated ACDS:NS |
Source code
MacKinlay 1914
Author
J. M. MacKinlay
Source title
Ancient Church Dedications in Scotland: Non-scriptural
Year
1914
Notes
Sometimes abbreviated ACDS:NS
Saints in this place-name
Drostan, Troscan (ns) (certain)
Drostan (certain)
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