Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Craig, parish (aka Inchbrayock)
Grid reference
NO 709 567 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
370900 756700
Latitude
56.701237875216805
Longitude
-2.475275723318777
Nearby places
St Braoch's Church, Inchbraoch/Craig, Montrose (0 miles)
Inchbraoch, island, Montrose (0.06 miles)
St Paul's Church, Montrose (0.45 miles)
Montrose, parish, aka Salorch (0.69 miles)
Church of Sts Peter & Paul, Montrose (0.69 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for Craig Old Parish Church, alias Inchbrayock, with medieval remains and Pictish symbol stones (NMRS)
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Dunninald, former parish, Craig
Contains Pert, former modern parish, Logie-Pert (formerly)
created out of Craig after Reformation
Relationships with other places
Contains Inchbraoch, island, Montrose
Contains Marywells, settlement Craig
Contains Rock of St Skae, Dunninald, Craig
Contains Rock of St Skae, Dunninald, Craig
Contains St Braoch's Church, Inchbraoch/Craig, Montrose
Contains St Mary's Chapel, Craig
Parish details
Craig formerly Inchbrayock, and including Dunninald DNX.
Parish TLA
CRG
County
Angus
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Parish notes
Formerly known as Inchbrayock, Inchbrioch or Insula Sancti Bricchi, the church, now known as Craig, was made a mensal church of the archbp. of St A. 1473 (Cowan 1967, 85 (Inchbrayock). After the Reformation the parish of Over Inchbrioch or Pert PEX was created out of the medieval parish of Inchbrioch. This was later united with Logie-Montrose to form the parish of Logie-Pert LOP. See Warden Angus iv 232. No changes noted in Shennan 1892.
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Craig
Head name
Craig
Place
Craig, parish (aka Inchbrayock)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Craig 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCraig Head nameCraig PlaceCraig, parish (aka Inchbrayock) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 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.
Inchbrayock
Head name
Inchbrayock
Place
Craig, parish (aka Inchbrayock)
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
Insula Sancti Bricchi 1275, SHS Misc.
Historic formInsula Sancti Bricchi Head nameInchbrayock PlaceCraig, parish (aka Inchbrayock) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSHS Misc., vi, 30 Date of citation1275 x 1275 |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -
Inchbryok 1560, Assumption
Historic formInchbryok Head nameInchbrayock PlaceCraig, parish (aka Inchbrayock) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 64 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourceparsonage of |
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
