Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ellon, parish
Grid reference
NJ 958 304 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
395800 830400
Latitude
57.36426420695977
Longitude
-2.0698286164140223
Nearby places
St Mary's Church, Ellon (0 miles)
Ladymire, settlement Logie Buchan (1.04 miles)
Logie Buchan, parish (1.91 miles)
Logie Talorgan eccles., Logie Buchan (1.91 miles)
Ladyfold, Ellon (2.39 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the parish kirk.
Relationships with other places
Contains Christ's Kirk, Trinity Chapel, Udny
The evidence for this is Assumption 463: ‘the Chapel Croft of Udnie, quhilk is ane parte of the kirk of Allane’
Contains Christ's Kirk, Trinity Chapel, Udny
The evidence for this is Assumption 463: ‘the Chapel Croft of Udnie, quhilk is ane parte of the kirk of Allane’
Contains Ladyfold, Ellon
Contains Ladyhill, Ellon
Contains Michaelmuir, Ellon
Contains St Mary's Church, Ellon
Parish TLA
ELL
County
Aberdeenshire
Medieval diocese
Aberdeen
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ellon
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Ellon
Place
Ellon, 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
Allane 1560, Assumption
Historic formAllane This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameEllon PlaceEllon, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placePossible SourceAssumption, 461 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourcekirk of |
Associated person or bodyKinloss Abbey Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
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
Place-name data
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