Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Rothiemurchus, former parish, Duthil and Rothiemurchus
Grid reference
NH 885 092 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
288500 809200
Latitude
57.16028142114836
Longitude
-3.843697211101465
County
Inverness-shire
Nearby places
St Eata's Well, Alvie (1.23 miles)
Alvie, parish (1.3 miles)
St Eata's Chapel, Alvie (1.45 miles)
St Adomnán's Church, Insh (3.93 miles)
Insh, former parish, Kingussie & Insh (3.93 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for Rothiemurchus Old Parish Church (NMRS), but in fact it is a fairly modern building and not necessarily the medieval parish centre.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Duthil & Rothiemurchus
Parish details
Rothiemurchus part of Duthil and Rothiemurchus DRM
Parish TLA
RMX
Medieval diocese
Moray
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Rothiemurchus
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Rothiemurchus
Place
Rothiemurchus, former parish, Duthil and Rothiemurchus
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Rathmorcus 1240, Moray Reg.
Historic formRathmorcus This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameRothiemurchus PlaceRothiemurchus, former parish, Duthil and Rothiemurchus Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMoray Reg., 363 Date of citation1240 x 1299 Feature named in source[ecclesia] |
Source code
Moray Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Moraviensis
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1837
Place-name data
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