Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Monan's Cell, St Monans
Grid reference
NO 523 014 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
352300 701400
Latitude
56.20287870420617
Longitude
-2.7689334189045014
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Fife
Nearby places
St Monans, parish, formerly Abercrombie (0.06 miles)
St Monan's Chapel, St Monans (0.06 miles)
Mary Magdalen's Well, Pittenweem (1.12 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Pittenweem (1.72 miles)
St Fillan's Well, Pittenweem (1.75 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records: A small cave in the face of a perpendicular rock, situated about 50 yds E of the parish church; it is traditionally said to be the cell of St Monan ( Name Book 1853). The front part of the cave has gone, and a byre has been built on the site of St Monan's Stedd. D H Fleming 1886.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Monan's Cell
Head name
St Monan's Cell
Place
St Monan's Cell, St Monans
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
St Monans Cell 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Monans Cell Head nameSt Monan's Cell PlaceSt Monan's Cell, St Monans Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
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