Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ninian's Acre, Coupar
Grid reference
NO 200 380 (general (5km))
Six-figure easting & northing
320000 738000
Latitude
56.52732161670162
Longitude
-3.3006455537519166
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Coupar Angus, parish (1.81 miles)
St Mary's Church, Coupar Angus (1.81 miles)
St Anne's Church, episc. Coupar Angus (1.97 miles)
Kettins, parish (2.37 miles)
Bendochy, parish (2.39 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Coupar Angus, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ninian's Acre
Head name
St Ninian's Acre
Place
St Ninian's Acre, Coupar
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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 Ninianis akir 1560, Assumption
Historic formSanct Ninianis akir Head nameSt Ninian's Acre PlaceSt Ninian's Acre, Coupar Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 353 Date of citation1560 x 1570 |
Associated person or bodyCoupar Angus Abbey Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
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
Saints in this place-name
Ninian (ns) (certain)
Ninian of Whithorn (certain)
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