Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Giles' Church, Elgin
Grid reference
NJ 215 628 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
321500 862800
Latitude
57.64851238244883
Longitude
-3.3153651852275856
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
Elgin (St Giles), parish (0.06 miles)
Holy Trinity Church, Episcopalian, Elgin (0.14 miles)
Lady Hill, Elgin (0.25 miles)
Holy Trinity Church, Elgin Cathedral (0.33 miles)
St Mary's Aisle, Elgin Cathedral (0.33 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records (Canmore ID 16622) the church as erected in the later twelfth century, reconstructed in 1684, transepts removed in early eighteenth century and the choir removed at the end of the that century; the nave demolished in 1826.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Elgin (St Giles), parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Giles' Church
Head name
St Giles' Church
Place
St Giles' Church, Elgin
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
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
Giles (ns) (certain)
Giles, hermit (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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