Saints in Scottish Place-Names

Peterculter, parish

Grid reference

NJ 841 004 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

384100 800400

Latitude

57.09448985704877

Longitude

-2.262428801216114

Nearby places

St Peter's Church, Peterculter (0 miles)

St Peter's Well, Peterculter (0.06 miles)

Peter's Pot, Peterculter/Maryculter (0.12 miles)

Peter's Heugh, Peterculter (0.2 miles)

Bride's Well, Peterculter (0.63 miles)

Object Classification

Parish (extant in 1975)

Notes

NGR for the site of St Peter's Chapel, where the modern parish kirk stands. It is on the north bank of the River Dee, in a promontory formed by that river and the Culter Burn which flows into it. The Dee here is the parish boundary.

Relationships with other parishes

Contains Maryculter, parish

Relationships with other places

Contains Bride's Ward, Peterculter

Contains Bride's Well, Peterculter

Contains Peter's Heugh, Peterculter

Contains Peter's Pot, Peterculter/Maryculter

Contains St Cuthbert's Croft, Peterculter

Contains St Devenick Cottage, Peterculter

Contains St Maik's Well, Peterculter

Contains St Peter's Church, Peterculter

Contains St Peter's Well, Peterculter

Parish TLA

PCR

County

Aberdeenshire

Medieval diocese

Aberdeen

Parish notes

The parish of Peterculter was diminished by the erection of a Templar chapel at Maryculter into an independent parish.

Names

2 head-names linked to this place

Culter

Head name

Culter

Place

Peterculter, parish

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

The status of this name is

Obsolete

Is this a current OS form? ?

Is this the original referent of the place?

Maybe

Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?

Kultre 1173, RRS ii

Historic form

Kultre

Head name

Culter

Place

Peterculter, parish

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

RRS ii, no. 349

Date of citation

1173 x 1199

Feature named in source

church

Associated person or body

William I, king of Scots

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

Source code

RRS ii

Source title

Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I

Editors

G. W. S. Barrow

Year

1971

Kultre 1189, RRS ii

Historic form

Kultre

Head name

Culter

Place

Peterculter, parish

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

RRS ii, no. 367

Date of citation

1189 x 1195

Feature named in source

church

Associated person or body

William I, king of Scots

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

Source code

RRS ii

Source title

Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I

Editors

G. W. S. Barrow

Year

1971

Peterculter

Head name

Peterculter

Place

Peterculter, parish

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

The status of this name is

Current

Is this a current OS form? ?

Is this the original referent of the place?

Maybe

Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?

Petircultir 1574, Assumption

Historic form

Petircultir

Head name

Peterculter

Place

Peterculter, parish

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Assumption, 224

Date of citation

1574 x 1574

Feature named in source

kirk

Associated person or body

Kelso Abbey

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

Source code

Assumption

Source title

The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation

Editors

J. Kirk

Series

Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21

Year

1995

Peeter Couter 1583, Pont MS

Historic form

Peeter Couter

Head name

Peterculter

Place

Peterculter, parish

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Pont MS, no. 11: Lower Deeside

Date of citation

1583 x 1596

Feature named in source

kirk of

Notes on the context of this place-name

Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.

Source code

Pont MS

Author

Timothy Pont

Source title

Pont Manuscript

Year

1590x1610

Notes

Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.

Saints in this place-name

Peter (ns) (certain)

Peter, apostle (certain)

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Peterculter, parish

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Culter

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