Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Modan's Church, Fraserburgh
Grid reference
NK 000 654 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
400000 865400
Latitude
57.67870782081439
Longitude
-2
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Fraserburgh, aka Philorth, parish (0 miles)
St Peter's School, Fraserburgh (0.83 miles)
St Ethernan's Church, eccl., Rathen (2.79 miles)
Rathen, parish (2.79 miles)
St Oyne's Well, Rathen (3.24 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This place-names has been created on the basis of the claim by Aberdeen Breviary on his feast: Sancti Modani ... qui apud Philorth percelebris habetur', which is quite likely to indicate the dedication of the kirk.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Modan's Church
Head name
St Modan's Church
Place
St Modan's Church, Fraserburgh
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
Saints in this place-name
Modan (certain)
Áed, Áedán, M'Áedóc, Modan (ns) (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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