Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Aberlour, parish
Grid reference
NJ 263 427 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
326300 842700
Latitude
57.46879651605556
Longitude
-3.2288615071139506
Nearby places
St Durstan's Church, Aberlour (0 miles)
St Durstan's Well, Aberlour (0.12 miles)
Elchies, former parish, Knockando (1.32 miles)
Catherinebraes, settlement Knockando (1.45 miles)
Ladycroft, settlement Knockando (1.58 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR for Aberlour Old Parish Church, St Drostan's or Durstan's.
Relationships with other places
Contains Peter's Well, Aberlour
Contains St Durstan's Church, Aberlour
Contains St Durstan's Well, Aberlour
Parish details
Aberlour
Parish TLA
ABU
County
Banffshire
Medieval diocese
Moray
Parish notes
Known in the 16th c. as Skirdustan, the parsonage teinds were assigned for erection of prebend of Moray in 1224, and this was subsequently effected by conjunction with the parsonage of Botriphnie before 1238 [sic – but this must be an error for 1226, the date of Moray Reg. no. 31.] (Moray Reg. nos. 31, 61, 67, 69). The prebend continued to be known [simply] as Aberlour, while the cure was a vicarage perpetual (Assumptions 301v, 415). Cowan 1967, 3.
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Aberlour
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Aberlour
Place
Aberlour, 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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Abirlouer 1226, Moray Reg.
Historic formAbirlouer This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameAberlour PlaceAberlour, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMoray Reg., no. 31 Date of citation1226 x 1226 Feature named in sourceecclesi[a] de |
Source code
Moray Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Moraviensis
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1837
Skeirdrostane
Head name
Skeirdrostane
Place
Aberlour, parish
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Skeirdrostane 1560, Assumption
Historic formSkeirdrostane Head nameSkeirdrostane PlaceAberlour, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 320 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourcekirk |
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
Skeirdustain 1583, Pont MS
Historic formSkeirdustain Head nameSkeirdrostane PlaceAberlour, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePont MS, no. 6: Strathspey Date of citation1583 x 1596 Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web. |
Source code
Pont MS
Author
Timothy Pont
Source title
Pont Manuscript
Year
1590x1610
Notes
Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.
Skirdustan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSkirdustan Head nameSkeirdrostane PlaceAberlour, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Feature named in sourcebridge of 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
Drostan, Troscan (ns) (certain)
Drostan (certain)
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