Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Abbey, Kinloss
Grid reference
NJ 065 615 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
306500 861500
Latitude
57.63397575325803
Longitude
-3.5661072719583253
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
Kinloss, modern parish (0.22 miles)
St Combs, settlement, Lonmay (1.14 miles)
Easter Lawrenceton, Rafford (2.03 miles)
Kilbuiack, settlement, Alves (2.06 miles)
Wester Lawrenceton, Forres (2.14 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A Cistercian monastery founded in 1150, dedicated to BVM, as they almost invariably were. RPS 1661/1/16 shows that Kinloss was among the lands of Rafford parish which, in 1657, were made into part of the newly created Kinloss parish: 'the lands and barronie of Mortoun, Haltoun, Longcot, Findorne, Blakstob maines and aikers of Kinlosse, together with that parte of the lands of Westgraing which formerly belonged to the paroche of Rawfart and remanent lands of Kinlosse, within the said paroche, lands of Inchdennie, Woodhead, Windelaw, Newtoun, Litle Earnesyd, that parte of Eastgrange which wes formerlie in the paroche of Raffart, Scolestruk and Burnend...'
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kinloss, modern parish
Within Rafford, parish
Within Rafford, parish (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae
Head name
Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae
Place
St Mary's Abbey, Kinloss
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
Sancte Marie 1174, Kinloss Rec.
Historic formSancte Marie Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae PlaceSt Mary's Abbey, Kinloss Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceKinloss Rec., no. 1 Date of citation1174 x 1174 |
Source code
Kinloss Rec.
Source title
Records of the Monastery of Kinloss
Editors
John Stuart
Year
1872
Sancte Marie 1179, RRS ii
Historic formSancte Marie Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae PlaceSt Mary's Abbey, Kinloss Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 237 Date of citation1179 x 1182 |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Ecclesie Sancte Marie 1196, RRS ii
Historic formEcclesie Sancte Marie Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae PlaceSt Mary's Abbey, Kinloss Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 391 Date of citation1196 x 1196 Feature named in sourceabbey church |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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