Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Memma's Church, Scoonie
Grid reference
NO 383 016 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
338300 701600
Latitude
56.20306679997338
Longitude
-2.9946287012636046
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Fife
Nearby places
Scoonie, parish (0 miles)
Methil, former parish, Wemyss (1.67 miles)
Ladysknowe, settlement Largo (1.85 miles)
Kennoway, parish (2.09 miles)
Largo, parish (2.72 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Scoonie, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sanctae Memmae
Head name
Ecclesia Sanctae Memmae
Place
St Memma's Church, Scoonie
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Sancte Memme 1243, St A. Lib.
Historic formEcclesia Sancte Memme Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Memmae PlaceSt Memma's Church, Scoonie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSt A. Lib., 348 Date of citation1243 x 1243 |
Associated person or bodyBishop of St Andrews 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
Saints in this place-name
Memma (ns) (certain)
Memma of Scoonie (certain)
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