Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's, settlement Monimail
Grid reference
NO 346 150 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
334600 715000
Latitude
56.32295630407757
Longitude
-3.0575785761477543
Altitude (metres)
40
County
Fife
Nearby places
Kilmaron, ~eccles. Cupar (0.67 miles)
Kilmaron, settlement Cupar (0.89 miles)
Cupar, parish (1.25 miles)
St Mary's Church, (St Christopher's) Cupar (1.25 miles)
Ladyinch, settlement Cupar (1.4 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The dedication to St Mary presumably reflects its proximity to the early parish church of Cupar, whose cult has given rise to Lady Burn (on which this settlement stands) and Lady Wynd, Ladyinch (both Cupar).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Monimail, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's
Head name
St Mary's
Place
St Mary's, settlement Monimail
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 1856, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Head nameSt Mary's PlaceSt Mary's, settlement Monimail 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
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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