Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Rossie(clerach) Church, now in Inchture
Grid reference
NO 290 307 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
329000 730700
Latitude
56.46318922704897
Longitude
-3.1523683364998734
Altitude (metres)
35
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Rossie(clerach), former parish, Inchture (0 miles)
Carmichael, settlement Longforgan (1.03 miles)
Longforgan, parish (1.28 miles)
St Andrews Church, Longforgan (1.28 miles)
Ladyfield, Liff & Benvie (1.32 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Inchture, parish
Within Rossie(clerach), former parish, Inchture (formerly)
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Laurencii et Sancti Comani
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Laurencii et Sancti Comani
Place
Rossie(clerach) Church, now in Inchture
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Sancti Laurencii Martyris et Sancti Comani confessoris 1243, St A. Lib.
Historic formEcclesia Sancti Laurencii Martyris et Sancti Comani confessoris Head nameEcclesia Sancti Laurencii et Sancti Comani PlaceRossie(clerach) Church, now in Inchture Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSt A. Lib., 348 |
Source code
St A. Lib.
Source title
Liber Cartarum Prioratus Sancti Andree in Scotia
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1841
Rossie Church
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Rossie Church
Place
Rossie(clerach) Church, now in Inchture
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
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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