Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Balmerino, parish (formerly Coultra)
Grid reference
NO 360 249 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
336000 724900
Latitude
56.41208652333869
Longitude
-3.0373566499768243
Nearby places
St Ayle's Kirk, Balmerino (0 miles)
Abbey of St Mary and St Edward, Balmerino (0.22 miles)
St John's Well, Balmerino (1 miles)
Lady Well, Balmerino (1.11 miles)
Bridie's Well, Balmerino (1.29 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR is for Balmerino parish kirk. However note (a) that this parish used to be called Coultra, and that the parish kirk may then have been in the area of the settlement of Coultra (NO353232); and (b) that the NGR is for the parish kirk at Kirkton, but it may be that during the medieval period the abbey of Balmerino served the parish as its kirk. See Taylor with Márkus iv, 148-9 for further discussion.
Relationships with other places
Contains Abbey of St Mary and St Edward, Balmerino
Contains Bridie's Well, Balmerino
Contains Lady Well, Balmerino
Contains St Ayle's Kirk, Balmerino
Contains St John's Well, Balmerino
Parish TLA
BMO
County
Fife
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Balmerino
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Balmerino
Place
Balmerino, parish (formerly Coultra)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Balmirrenoch 1606, RPS
Historic formBalmirrenoch This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameBalmerino PlaceBalmerino, parish (formerly Coultra) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRPS, 1605/6/119 |
Source code
RPS
Source title
Records of Parliament of Scotland
Historic formBalmerino This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameBalmerino PlaceBalmerino, parish (formerly Coultra) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 9 p216 Date of citation1793 x 1793 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Coultra
Head name
Coultra
Place
Balmerino, parish (formerly Coultra)
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Historic formCultram Head nameCoultra PlaceBalmerino, parish (formerly Coultra) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 339 Date of citation1189 x 1195 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyAbernethy church Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain Associated person or bodyArbroath Abbey Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
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