Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Kirk, Perth
Grid reference
NO 119 235 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
311900 723500
Latitude
56.3956308592815
Longitude
-3.4273971967845562
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Perth-St John's, parish (0 miles)
Our Lady's Chapel, Perth (0.06 miles)
Loretto Chapel, Perth (0.19 miles)
Our Lady of Loretto Chapel, Perth (0.19 miles)
St Laurence Chapel, Perth (0.2 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Perth-St John's, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Johannis Baptistae
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Johannis Baptistae
Place
St John's Kirk, Perth
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Ecclesie Sancti Johannis Baptiste 1161, RRS i
Historic formEcclesie Sancti Johannis Baptiste Head nameEcclesia Sancti Johannis Baptistae PlaceSt John's Kirk, Perth Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS i, no. 182 Date of citation1161 x 1161 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyMalcolm IV, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS i
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum
Editors
G.W.S.Barrow
Secondary Title
The Acts of Malcolm IV 1153- 1165
Volume
i
Year
1960
ecclesie Sancti Johannis Baptiste 1189, Scone Lib.
Historic formecclesie Sancti Johannis Baptiste Head nameEcclesia Sancti Johannis Baptistae PlaceSt John's Kirk, Perth Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceScone Lib., no. 45 Date of citation1189 x 1199 |
Source code
Scone Lib.
Source title
Liber Ecclesie de Scon
Series
Bannatyne and Maitland Clubs
Year
1843
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Baptist (certain)
St John's Kirk
Head name
St John's Kirk
Place
St John's Kirk, Perth
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Baptist (certain)
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