Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Church, Glenisla
Grid reference
NO 214 604 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
321400 760400
Latitude
56.72876768565512
Longitude
-3.2847093749900624
Altitude (metres)
245
County
Angus
Nearby places
Glenisla, parish (0 miles)
Lady Well, Glenisla (0.06 miles)
Fergus, Glenisla (4.97 miles)
Lintrathen, parish (5.68 miles)
Bodleckmartine Burn, Glenisla (5.77 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae
Head name
Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae
Place
St Mary's Church, Glenisla
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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
ecclesia Sancte Marie 1477, Coupar Angus Chrs.
Historic formecclesia Sancte Marie Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae PlaceSt Mary's Church, Glenisla Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceCoupar Angus Chrs., ii no. 150 Date of citation1477 x 1486 |
Source code
Coupar Angus Chrs.
Source title
Charters of the Abbey of Coupar Angus
Editors
D. E. Easson
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 vols.
Year
1947
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
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