Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Pluscarden Abbey, Elgin
Grid reference
NJ 141 575 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
314100 857500
Latitude
57.59956548753051
Longitude
-3.4374372823552375
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
Pluscarden, former parish, Elgin (0.09 miles)
Vallis Sancti Andree, Elgin (0.32 miles)
St Andrew's Chapel, Elgin (0.32 miles)
Incharnock, settlement, Elgin (1.28 miles)
Kilbuiack, settlement, Alves (3.28 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Elgin (St Giles), parish
Within Pluscarden, former parish, Elgin (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Monasterium Sancte Dei Genitricis et Uirginis Marie
Head name
Monasterium Sancte Dei Genitricis et Uirginis Marie
Place
Pluscarden Abbey, Elgin
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Monasterium Sancte Dei Genitricis et Uirginis Marie 1263, Spalding Misc.
Historic formMonasterium Sancte Dei Genitricis et Uirginis Marie Head nameMonasterium Sancte Dei Genitricis et Uirginis Marie PlacePluscarden Abbey, Elgin Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSpalding Misc., i, 403 Date of citation1263 x 1263 |
Source code
Spalding Misc.
Source title
Miscellany of the Spalding Club.
Year
1841-52
Saints in this place-name
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