Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Mary Kirk, eccles. Alves
Grid reference
NJ 134 629 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
313400 862900
Latitude
57.64792659220317
Longitude
-3.4510791947432518
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
Alves, parish (0 miles)
Inchbrock, eccles, Spynie (2.51 miles)
Kintray, former parish, Spynie (2.51 miles)
Kilbuiack, settlement, Alves (2.85 miles)
Pluscarden, former parish, Elgin (3.33 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Alves, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Mary Kirk
Head name
Mary Kirk
Place
Mary Kirk, eccles. Alves
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Mary Kirk 1726, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formMary Kirk Head nameMary Kirk PlaceMary Kirk, eccles. Alves Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, 236 Date of citation1726 x 1726 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. I
Author
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
1 of 3
Year
1906
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
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