Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Boniface Church, Fortrose, Rosemarkie
Grid reference
NH 727 565 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
272700 856500
Latitude
57.58081496991359
Longitude
-4.129235977095955
County
Ross-shire
Nearby places
St Andrew's Church, episcopal, Rosemarkie (0.12 miles)
St Boniface's Well, Rosemarkie (0.25 miles)
Rosemarkie, parish (0.92 miles)
Kincurdie, settlement, Rosemarkie (1.17 miles)
Avoch, parish (1.8 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This site became the cathedral church of Ross about 1235, the see being transferred from nearby Rosemarkie. Some remains of this period survive, much of the rest dating ot the 14th and 15th centuries (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Rosemarkie, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Bonifacii
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Bonifacii
Place
St Boniface Church, Fortrose, Rosemarkie
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Bonifacii 1450
Historic formEcclesia Sancti Bonifacii Head nameEcclesia Sancti Bonifacii PlaceSt Boniface Church, Fortrose, Rosemarkie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1450 x 1450 |
Ecclesia Sancti Bonifacii 1450
Historic formEcclesia Sancti Bonifacii Head nameEcclesia Sancti Bonifacii PlaceSt Boniface Church, Fortrose, Rosemarkie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1450 x 1450 |
Author
Taylor, Simon
Source title
Iona Abbots in Scottish Place-Names
Editors
Dauvit Broun and Thomas Owen Clancy
Pages
35-70
Volume
Spes Scotorum, Hope of Scots:
Year
1999
Ecclesia Sancti Bonifacii 1450
Historic formEcclesia Sancti Bonifacii Head nameEcclesia Sancti Bonifacii PlaceSt Boniface Church, Fortrose, Rosemarkie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1450 x 1450 |
Saints in this place-name
Boniface (ns) (certain)
Boniface of Rosemarkie (certain)
Curetan (ns) (probable)
Curetan of Rosemarkie (probable)
Ecclesia Sanctorum Petri et Bonifacii
Head name
Ecclesia Sanctorum Petri et Bonifacii
Place
St Boniface Church, Fortrose, Rosemarkie
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Sanctorum Petri et Bonefacii 1300, NMS
Historic formSanctorum Petri et Bonefacii Head nameEcclesia Sanctorum Petri et Bonifacii PlaceSt Boniface Church, Fortrose, Rosemarkie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceNMS Date of citation1300 x 1400 Notes on the context of this place-nameObjects in the National Museum of Scotland, other than publications or manuscripts, including carved stones, seals, seal matrices, metalwork. |
Source code
NMS
Source title
National Museum of Scotland
Notes
Objects in the National Museum of Scotland, other than publications or manuscripts, including carved stones, seals, seal matrices, metalwork.
Saints in this place-name
Boniface (ns) (certain)
Boniface of Rosemarkie (certain)
Peter (ns) (certain)
Peter, apostle (certain)
Curetan (ns) (probable)
Curetan of Rosemarkie (probable)
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