Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Pool Veriner, Knockando
Grid reference
NJ 202 420 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
320200 842000
Latitude
57.461477841791115
Longitude
-3.330313364565065
Altitude (metres)
100
Nearby places
Knockando, parish (1.11 miles)
Peterfair, Inveravon (3.04 miles)
Inveravon, parish (alias Strathavon) (3.06 miles)
St Peter's Church, Inveravon (3.06 miles)
Ladycroft, settlement Knockando (3.08 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The name refers to a pool in the River Spey. Its OS name is consistently Pool Veriner (following OS 6 inch 1st edn), but its occurrence in Stuart II, in 1867, as Pulvrenan suggests that the OS surveyors have mangled a name which may be a hagiotoponym. The pool lies immediately south of what appears to be the early medieval church of Knockando, from where three early medieval carved stones are said to have been taken to the present kirk site (Canmore). Stuart's reference to the name has it as 'an old burial ground called Pulvrenan' in 1867, the name of the pool clearly having been used to designate the burial ground. While the name form in 1867 may plausibly represent a Brendan dedication, the fact that this place is far from the sea, and that Brendan dedications are almost all on the sea-shore or on islands, may cast doubt on the saint being commemorated here.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Knockando, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Pool Veriner
Head name
Pool Veriner
Place
Pool Veriner, Knockando
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formPulvrenan Head namePool Veriner PlacePool Veriner, Knockando Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceStuart II, p. 61 Date of citation1867 x 1867 Notes on the context of this place-namePublished by the Spalding Club. |
Source code
Stuart II
Author
John Stuart
Source title
Sculptured Stones of Scotland, Vol. II
Year
1867
Notes
Published by the Spalding Club.
Pool Veriner 1874, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPool Veriner Head namePool Veriner PlacePool Veriner, Knockando Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1874 x 1874 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Saints in this place-name
Brénainn (ns) (maybe)
Brénainn m. Findloga of Cluain Ferta (maybe)
Brénainn m. Nemainn of Birr (maybe)
Brénainn (ns) (maybe)
Brénainn m. Findloga of Cluain Ferta (maybe)
Brénainn m. Nemainn of Birr (maybe)