Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Church (on the rock) SSL
Grid reference
NO 515 166 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
351500 716600
Latitude
56.33936249868686
Longitude
-2.784618745330041
County
Fife
Nearby places
St Rules Tower, St Andrews SSL (0.06 miles)
St Regulus Church, SSL (0.06 miles)
St Andrews, settlement, SSL (0.14 miles)
St Andrews, former parish, SSL (0.14 miles)
St Andrews Cathedral, SSL Fife (0.14 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within St Andrews & St Leonards, modern parish
Within St Andrews, former parish, SSL
Within St Andrews, former parish, SSL (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Detached from Lady's Craig, St Andrews & St Leonards
Names
4 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae
Head name
Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae
Place
St Mary's Church (on the rock) SSL
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
ecclesie sancte Marie 1262, Lind. Cart.
Historic formecclesie sancte Marie Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae PlaceSt Mary's Church (on the rock) SSL Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceLind. Cart., no. 143 Date of citation1262 x 1262 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyAdam de Malcariuston, prepositus Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Lind. Cart.
Source title
Chartulary of the Abbey of Lindores Scottish History Society
Year
1903
ecclesie Sancte Marie 1278, Lind. Cart.
Historic formecclesie Sancte Marie Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae PlaceSt Mary's Church (on the rock) SSL Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceLind. Cart., no. 145 Date of citation1278 x 1278 |
Associated person or bodyAdam de Malcariuston, prepositus |
Source code
Lind. Cart.
Source title
Chartulary of the Abbey of Lindores Scottish History Society
Year
1903
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Kirkheugh
Head name
Kirkheugh
Place
St Mary's Church (on the rock) SSL
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKirkheuch Head nameKirkheugh PlaceSt Mary's Church (on the rock) SSL Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRSS, ii no. 1696 (col. 6) Date of citation1535 x 1535 |
Source code
RSS
Source title
Registrum Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum
Editors
M.Livingstone et al.
Year
1908-
Lady's Chapel
Head name
Lady's Chapel
Place
St Mary's Church (on the rock) SSL
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Lady's Chapel 1855, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLady's Chapel Head nameLady's Chapel PlaceSt Mary's Church (on the rock) SSL Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Lady, Our Lady (certain)
St Mary's Church
Head name
St Mary's Church
Place
St Mary's Church (on the rock) SSL
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 Mary's Church 1820, NLS
Historic formSt Mary's Church Head nameSt Mary's Church PlaceSt Mary's Church (on the rock) SSL Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceNLS, EU.31 Date of citation1820 x 1820 |
Source code
NLS
Source title
National Library of Scotland
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Place-name data
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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