Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Dyke, former parish, Dyke & Moy
Grid reference
NH 990 584 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
299000 858400
Latitude
57.604521669662255
Longitude
-3.6903772273449746
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
Dyke & Moy, parish (0.67 miles)
Dalvey, settlement, Dyke & Moy (0.81 miles)
Moy, former parish MOR, Dyke & Moy (1.78 miles)
St Ninian's Croft, Dyke and Moy (2.03 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, Dyke & Moy (2.41 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dyke & Moy, parish
Parish details
Dyke part of Dyke and Moy MXY DMY
Parish TLA
DXY
Medieval diocese
Moray
Parish notes
Granted to Richard bp. of Moray by William I 1189x95, the church was confirmed to the uses of the episcopal mensa by Pope Honorius III in 1220 and 1222. See Cowan 1967, 56 for more refs. and details.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Dyke
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Dyke
Place
Dyke, former parish, Dyke & Moy
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formDich This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameDyke PlaceDyke, former parish, Dyke & Moy Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, ii no.360 Date of citation1189 x 1195 Feature named in sourceecclesia de |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots 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
Dyk 1213, Moray Reg.
Historic formDyk This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameDyke PlaceDyke, former parish, Dyke & Moy Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMoray Reg., no. 54 Date of citation1213 x 1222 Feature named in sourceRobert[us] vicari[us] de |
Source code
Moray Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Moraviensis
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1837
Dyke 1222, Moray Reg.
Historic formDyke This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameDyke PlaceDyke, former parish, Dyke & Moy Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMoray Reg., no. 56 Date of citation1222 x 1222 Feature named in sourceecclesi[a] de |
Source code
Moray Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Moraviensis
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1837