Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Erchard's Church, Kincardine O'Neil
Grid reference
NO 592 996 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
359200 799600
Latitude
57.08576924614933
Longitude
-2.673249538793132
Nearby places
Kincardine O'Neil, parish ABD (0 miles)
St Erchard's Well, Kincardine O'Neil (0.14 miles)
Maryfield, Aboyne & Glentanar (1.67 miles)
Mary Well, well Birse (2.41 miles)
Marywell, settlement, Birse (2.41 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Notes
Though we have no occurrence of this place-name for this place, it is strongly suggested as the dedication of the church by local tradition and by the Aberdeen Calendar: (Ab. Cal.267), 'In Scocia Sancti Yarchardi episcopi apud Kyncardin Aberdonensis dyocesis ... ' Also note that Aberdeen, King College MS 2276 fo. 46v. recorded the name 'Eaglais īarach' for this place, though 'they don't know what it means'. Could it be a mangled form of Yarchard?
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Erchard's Well, Kincardine O'Neil
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Erchard's Church
Head name
St Erchard's Church
Place
St Erchard's Church, Kincardine O'Neil
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?
Yes