Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Strathdon, parish, aka Invernochty
Grid reference
NJ 351 129 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
335100 812900
Latitude
57.20247037547176
Longitude
-3.0743207785901356
Nearby places
Glenbuchet, parish (2.02 miles)
St Peter's Church, Glenbuchet (2.02 miles)
Delavoran Haugh, Towie (4.56 miles)
Kilbacho, settlement Kildrummy (4.69 miles)
Kinbattoch, settlement, Towie (4.81 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the site of the Norman kirk, built on the Doune of Invernochty.
Relationships with other places
Contains Alltan Mhicheil, Strathdon
Contains Carn Ealasaid, hilltop, KRM/STD
Contains Mount Meddin, hill
Contains Rock Ernan, Strathdon
Contains St Machar's Chapel, Strathdon
Contains St Machar's Well, Strathdon
Parish details
Strathdon formerly Invernochty or Newe
Parish TLA
STD
County
Aberdeenshire
Medieval diocese
Aberdeen
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Invernochty
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Invernochty
Place
Strathdon, parish, aka Invernochty
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Innerochty 1560, Assumption
Historic formInnerochty This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameInvernochty PlaceStrathdon, parish, aka Invernochty Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 442 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourceparsonage |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
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