Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Monans, parish, formerly Abercrombie
Grid reference
NO 522 014 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
352200 701400
Latitude
56.20286867294813
Longitude
-2.7705452744631245
Nearby places
St Monan's Cell, St Monans (0.06 miles)
St Monan's Chapel, St Monans (0.09 miles)
Mary Magdalen's Well, Pittenweem (1.18 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Pittenweem (1.77 miles)
St Fillan's Well, Pittenweem (1.81 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
The NGR given is for St Monans Kirk. The old Abercrombie kirk stands at NO521034.
Relationships with other places
Contains St Monan's Cell, St Monans
Contains St Monan's Chapel, St Monans
Parish details
St Monans, formerly Abercrombie.
Parish TLA
SMS
County
Fife
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Parish notes
It was not until 1647 that the better known chapel or church of St Monans became part of the earlier parish of Abercrombie, after which the parish was known for a time as Abercrombie and St Monans. Before this St Monan's kirk had lain in Kilconquhar KCQ. After 1647 St Monans kirk took over from Abercrombie kirk (whose medieval ruins are still extant on Balcaskie estate) as the parish kirk.
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Abercrombie
Head name
Abercrombie
Place
St Monans, parish, formerly Abercrombie
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Abercrombin 1211, RRS ii
Historic formAbercrombin Head nameAbercrombie PlaceSt Monans, parish, formerly Abercrombie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 502 Date of citation1211 x 1213 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
St Monans
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
St Monans
Place
St Monans, parish, formerly Abercrombie
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
St Monance 1793, OSA
Historic formSt Monance This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameSt Monans PlaceSt Monans, parish, formerly Abercrombie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, ix, 334 Date of citation1793 x 1793 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
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