Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ternan's Church, Kilternan, Arbuthnott
Grid reference
NO 801 746 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
380100 774600
Latitude
56.862542359167286
Longitude
-2.3264134746674916
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
Kilternan, settlement Arbuthnott (0 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Arbuthnott (0 miles)
Arbuthnott, parish (0.06 miles)
Bervie, parish (2.17 miles)
St Mary's Church, Bervie (2.22 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The church lies close to the Bervie Water, which is the parish boundary. Parts of a thirteenth-century building survive in the chancel (see NMRS for further details).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Arbuthnott, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Kilternan
Head name
Kilternan
Place
St Ternan's Church, Kilternan, Arbuthnott
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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?
Yes
St Ternan's Church
Head name
St Ternan's Church
Place
St Ternan's Church, Kilternan, Arbuthnott
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
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