Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Diaconianus' Church, Keig
Grid reference
NJ 618 189 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
361800 818900
Latitude
57.2593739388267
Longitude
-2.633307401594977
Altitude (metres)
115
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Keig, parish (0 miles)
Croft of Lonenwell, Alford (2.51 miles)
St John's Close, Tullynessle (2.61 miles)
Kate's Well, Premnay (3.3 miles)
St Laverances Well, Premnay (3.54 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Aberdeen Calendar 272: 'Sancti Diaconani confessoris apud Keg, Aberdonensis diocesis'.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Keig, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Diaconiani
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Diaconiani
Place
St Diaconianus' Church, Keig
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
ecclesia Sancti Diaconiani 1210, St A. Lib.
Historic formecclesia Sancti Diaconiani Head nameEcclesia Sancti Diaconiani PlaceSt Diaconianus' Church, Keig Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSt A. Lib., p. 372 Date of citation1210 x 1216 Feature named in sourceecclesia |
Associated person or bodyPope Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
St A. Lib.
Source title
Liber Cartarum Prioratus Sancti Andree in Scotia
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1841
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