Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Sebastian's Lands, Arbroath and St Vigeans
Grid reference
NO 640 400 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
364000 740000
Latitude
56.55071815285631
Longitude
-2.5856358250608515
County
Angus
Nearby places
St Mary's Land, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0 miles)
Ladyloan, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.32 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.39 miles)
Lady Bridge, Arbroath & St Vigeans (0.39 miles)
St Thomas's Ch. modern Arbroath & St Vig. (0.42 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
There is no indication in Arb. Lib. ii, no. 573 as to where this plot of land lay. It is worth noting, however, that the charter requires 'Saulmes' (soul mass) and 'Dirige' to be sung yearly for the grantor beore the altar of St Sebastian in the parish kirk for his soul and for the souls of other named people.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Arbroath & St Vigeans, parish
Within Arbroath, former parish, Arb. & St Vigeans (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Terrae Sancti Sebastiani
Head name
Terrae Sancti Sebastiani
Place
St Sebastian's Lands, Arbroath and St Vigeans
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Terras Sancti Sebastiani 1521, Arb. Lib.
Historic formTerras Sancti Sebastiani Head nameTerrae Sancti Sebastiani PlaceSt Sebastian's Lands, Arbroath and St Vigeans Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., ii no. 573 Date of citation1521 x 1521 |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Saints in this place-name
Sebastian (ns) (certain)
Sebastian, Roman martyr (certain)