Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Martin's Land, Bervie
Grid reference
NO 830 720 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
383000 772000
Latitude
56.83929813682108
Longitude
-2.278672709533255
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
St Mary's Church, Bervie (0.31 miles)
Bervie, parish (0.32 miles)
Kinneff & Catterline, modern parish (1.75 miles)
Catties Well, Benholm (2.28 miles)
Kinneff, former parish, K & Catterline (2.29 miles)
Object Classification
Field
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The land is referred to in a charter of 1360 x 1370 (SHS Misc. v, 17). It may have been land granted for the support of an altar in the burgh church (St Mary's).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Bervie, parish
Within Kinneff, former parish, K & Catterline (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Terra Sancti Martini
Head name
Terra Sancti Martini
Place
St Martin's Land, Bervie
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Terram Sancti Martini 1350, SHS Misc.
Historic formTerram Sancti Martini Head nameTerra Sancti Martini PlaceSt Martin's Land, Bervie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSHS Misc., v, 17 Date of citation1350 x 1360 |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -
Saints in this place-name
Martin (ns) (certain)
Martin of Tours (certain)
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