Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Scoonie, parish
Grid reference
NO 383 016 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
338300 701600
Latitude
56.20306679997338
Longitude
-2.9946287012636046
Nearby places
St Memma's Church, Scoonie (0 miles)
Methil, former parish, Wemyss (1.67 miles)
Ladysknowe, settlement Largo (1.85 miles)
Kennoway, parish (2.09 miles)
Largo, parish (2.72 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for Scoone Church.
Relationships with other places
Contains St Andrew's Well, Scoonie
Contains St Memma's Church, Scoonie
Parish TLA
SCO
County
Fife
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Scoonie
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Scoonie
Place
Scoonie, parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
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
Sconyn 1052, St A. Lib.
Historic formSconyn This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameScoonie PlaceScoonie, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSt A. Lib., 116 Date of citation1052 x 1059 Feature named in sourceecclesia |
Associated person or bodyLoch Leven Priory Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain Associated person or bodyBishop of St Andrews Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
St A. Lib.
Source title
Liber Cartarum Prioratus Sancti Andree in Scotia
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1841
Historic formSconin This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameScoonie PlaceScoonie, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 333 Date of citation1189 x 1195 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain Associated person or bodyEarl of Fife Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Sconin 1242, St A. Lib.
Historic formSconin This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameScoonie PlaceScoonie, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSt A. Lib., 348 Date of citation1242 x 1242 Feature named in sourceecclesia |
Source code
St A. Lib.
Source title
Liber Cartarum Prioratus Sancti Andree in Scotia
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1841
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