Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Fillan's Church, Forgan FIF
Grid reference
NO 446 259 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
344600 725900
Latitude
56.422157675287345
Longitude
-2.8981943689404064
Altitude (metres)
15
County
Fife
Nearby places
Forgan, parish FIF (0 miles)
St Michaels, settlement, Leuchars (1.94 miles)
St Bunyan's Well, Leuchars (2.82 miles)
St Bonoc's Chapel, Leuchars (2.91 miles)
Leuchars, parish (2.91 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Forgan, parish FIF
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Fillan's Church
Head name
St Fillan's Church
Place
St Fillan's Church, Forgan FIF
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
St Phillyns 1654, Lamont's Diary
Historic formSt Phillyns Head nameSt Fillan's Church PlaceSt Fillan's Church, Forgan FIF Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceLamont's Diary, 74 Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Lamont's Diary
Author
John Lamont
Source title
The Diary of Mr John Lamont of Newton, 1649-1671
Year
1830
St Fillans Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Fillans Church Head nameSt Fillan's Church PlaceSt Fillan's Church, Forgan FIF Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Saints in this place-name
Fáelán, Fillan (ns) (certain)
Fillan of Strathfillan (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of St Fillans, Forgan, parish FIF
Place-name data
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