Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mackessog's Church, Auchterarder
Grid reference
NN 948 140 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
294800 714000
Latitude
56.306811949559744
Longitude
-3.700522670553478
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Auchterarder, parish (0 miles)
St Mackessog's Well, Auchterarder (0.22 miles)
Kinkell, former parish, TRG (PER) (1.47 miles)
St Bean's Church, Kinkell, Trinity Gask PER (1.5 miles)
St Cattan's Church, Aberuthven Auchterarder (1.69 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is the late medieval remains of the old parish church of Auchterarder. It is referred to by one source in 1792 as St Mungo's Chapel (OSA), but there is no evidence that this name had any currency. It should be treated as one man's antiquarian (and mistaken) speculation.
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Machessog
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Machessog
Place
St Mackessog's Church, Auchterarder
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Mahessoch 1201, RRS ii
Historic formEcclesia Sancti Mahessoch Head nameEcclesia Sancti Machessog PlaceSt Mackessog's Church, Auchterarder Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 432 Date of citation1201 x 1203 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain Associated person or bodyEarl of Strathearn Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Saints in this place-name
Kessog, Mo Chessóc (ns) (certain)
Kessog (certain)
St Mackessog's Church
Head name
St Mackessog's Church
Place
St Mackessog's Church, Auchterarder
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 Mackessog's Church 1866, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mackessog's Church Head nameSt Mackessog's Church PlaceSt Mackessog's Church, Auchterarder 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
Kessog, Mo Chessóc (ns) (certain)
Kessog (certain)
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