Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Rathmuriel, former parish, Kennethmont
Grid reference
NJ 605 268 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
360500 826800
Latitude
57.330231474123636
Longitude
-2.656120169496767
Altitude (metres)
205
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Christ's Kirk, Rathmuriel, Kennethmont (0 miles)
Christkirk, settlement Kennethmont (0.09 miles)
St John's Well, Insch ABD (0.75 miles)
St John's Chapel, Insch ABD (1.06 miles)
Leslie, parish (1.45 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Notes
The NGR is for Christ's Kirk, in this parish.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kennethmont, parish
Relationships with other places
Contains Christ's Kirk, Rathmuriel, Kennethmont
Contains Christkirk, settlement Kennethmont
Parish TLA
RUX
Medieval diocese
Aberdeen
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Rathmuriel
Head name
Rathmuriel
Place
Rathmuriel, former parish, Kennethmont
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formRadmuriel Head nameRathmuriel PlaceRathmuriel, former parish, Kennethmont Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 363 Date of citation1190 x 1195 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Rathmuriel 1198, Lind. Cart.
Historic formRathmuriel Head nameRathmuriel PlaceRathmuriel, former parish, Kennethmont Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceLind. Cart., no. 2 Date of citation1198 x 1199 Feature named in sourceecclesiam de |
Associated person or bodyEarl David, grandson of David I Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Lind. Cart.
Source title
Chartulary of the Abbey of Lindores Scottish History Society
Year
1903
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