Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Vallis Sancti Andree, Elgin
Grid reference
NJ 140 570 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
314000 857000
Latitude
57.595056145969494
Longitude
-3.4389326793867014
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
St Andrew's Chapel, Elgin (0 miles)
Pluscarden Abbey, Elgin (0.32 miles)
Pluscarden, former parish, Elgin (0.39 miles)
Incharnock, settlement, Elgin (1.3 miles)
Badiemichael, settlement, Dallas (3.28 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
In 1263 Pluscarden Abbey is identified as 'Monasterium Sancte Dei Genitricis et Uirginis Marie . Vallis Sancti Andree Morauiensis dioceseos' (Spalding Misc. ii, 403). This may be related to St Andrew's Chapel, Elgin, whose location is otherwise unknown.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Elgin (St Giles), parish
Within Pluscarden, former parish, Elgin (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Vallis Sancti Andree
Head name
Vallis Sancti Andree
Place
Vallis Sancti Andree, 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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Vallis Sancti Andree 1263, Spalding Misc.
Historic formVallis Sancti Andree Head nameVallis Sancti Andree PlaceVallis Sancti Andree, Elgin Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSpalding Misc., ii, 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
Andrew (ns) (certain)
Andrew the apostle (certain)
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