Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ayle's Kirk, Balmerino
Grid reference
NO 360 249 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
336000 724900
Latitude
56.41208652333869
Longitude
-3.0373566499768243
County
Fife
Nearby places
Balmerino, parish (formerly Coultra) (0 miles)
Abbey of St Mary and St Edward, Balmerino (0.22 miles)
St John's Well, Balmerino (1 miles)
Lady Well, Balmerino (1.11 miles)
Bridie's Well, Balmerino (1.29 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR is for the parish kirk in the kirkton of Balmerino. But it may be that when St Ayle's Kirk served as the parish kirk it was actually located at the abbey nearby (Taylor with Márkus iv, 149-50).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ayle's Kirk
Head name
St Ayle's Kirk
Place
St Ayle's Kirk, Balmerino
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
Sant Talis kyrk 1563, Taylor with Márkus
Historic formSant Talis kyrk Head nameSt Ayle's Kirk PlaceSt Ayle's Kirk, Balmerino Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceTaylor with Márkus, iv, 149 Date of citation1563 x 1563 Notes on the context of this place-nameFive volumes, published 2006-2012. |
Source code
Taylor with Márkus
Author
Taylor, Simon (with Márkus, Gilbert)
Source title
The Place-Names of Fife
Year
2006-2012
Notes
Five volumes, published 2006-2012.
Saints in this place-name
Ayle, Agilus (ns) (certain)
Ayle, Agilus of Burgundy (probable)
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