Turriff, parish

Grid reference

NJ 722 498 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

372200 849800

Latitude

57.53771241805947

Longitude

-2.4643941259371944

Nearby places

St Congan's Church, medieval, Turriff (0 miles)

St Congan's Church, Episc., Turriff (0.18 miles)

Lady's Wood, Turriff (1.54 miles)

Maryfield Cottage, Turriff (1.62 miles)

St Peter's Well, Forglen (1.67 miles)

Object Classification

Parish (extant in 1975)

Is linear feature?

No

Notes

NGR for the remains of the medieval kirk of St Congan. See NMRS for details.

http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/

Relationships with other parishes

Contains Monquhitter, modern parish (formerly)

Relationships with other places

Contains Lady Mary's Well, by Delgatie Castle, Turriff

Contains Lady's Wood, Turriff

Contains Maryfield Cottage, Turriff

Contains St Carnac's Chapel, Turriff

Contains St Congan's Church, Episc., Turriff

Contains St Congan's Church, medieval, Turriff

Contains St John's Well, Turriff

Contains St Luke's Episcopal Church, Monquhitter

Contains St Mary's Well, ~well, Turriff

Contains St Mary's Well, settlement, Turriff

Parish details

Turriff; contained Monquhitter MQR until 1649.

Parish TLA

TUR

County

Aberdeenshire

Medieval diocese

Aberdeen

Parish notes

Granted to Arbroath Abbey by Marjory countess of Buchan, confirmed by King William 1212x14 etc.. See Cowan 1967, 202, for refs. and many more details. In 1649 the parish of Monquhitter MQR was created out of Turriff, and named after the farm where new kirk was built (Fasti 6, 268).