Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Brandan's Haven, Boyndie (?)
Grid reference
NJ 671 648 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
367100 864800
Latitude
57.67211560085407
Longitude
-2.551621519137577
County
Banffshire
Nearby places
Boyndie, parish (0.36 miles)
St Brandan's Church, Boyndie (0.36 miles)
Brandon Howe, Banff (0.79 miles)
St Catherine Street, Banff (1.04 miles)
St Ann's Hill, Banff (1.19 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Other
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The precise NGR of this harbour is not known. It seems to be associated in 1527 with the lordship of Inverboyndie (Boyndie), where St Brandan's Church stood. The NGR given is for the part of OS Boyndie Bay close to St Brandan's Church.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Boyndie, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Sanct Brandan's Hawyn
Head name
Sanct Brandan's Hawyn
Place
St Brandan's Haven, Boyndie (?)
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Sanct Brandans Hawyn 1527, Arb. Lib.
Historic formSanct Brandans Hawyn Head nameSanct Brandan's Hawyn PlaceSt Brandan's Haven, Boyndie (?) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., no. 655 Date of citation1527 x 1527 |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Saints in this place-name
Brénainn (ns) (certain)
Brénainn m. Findloga of Cluain Ferta (probable)
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