Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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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.
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).
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Turriff
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Turriff
Place
Turriff, 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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Turbruad 1132
Historic formTurbruad This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameTurriff PlaceTurriff, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1132 x 1132 Feature named in sourcechurch or monastery |
Turbruad 1132
Historic formTurbruad This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameTurriff PlaceTurriff, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1132 x 1132 Feature named in sourcechurch or monastery |
Author
Taylor, Simon
Source title
Iona Abbots in Scottish Place-Names
Editors
Dauvit Broun and Thomas Owen Clancy
Pages
35-70
Volume
Spes Scotorum, Hope of Scots:
Year
1999
Turbruad 1132
Historic formTurbruad This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameTurriff PlaceTurriff, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1132 x 1132 Feature named in sourcechurch or monastery |