Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Elchies, former parish, Knockando
Grid reference
NJ 278 442 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
327800 844200
Latitude
57.48251013480177
Longitude
-3.2043003296670345
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
St Durstan's Church, Aberlour (1.32 miles)
Aberlour, parish (1.32 miles)
St Durstan's Well, Aberlour (1.41 miles)
Catherinebraes, settlement Knockando (1.7 miles)
Boharm, parish (formerly Arndilly) (1.95 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for OS 'Church of Macallan' beside burial ground.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Knockando, parish
Parish details
Elchies now in Knockando KNO
Parish TLA
ECX
Medieval diocese
Moray
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Elchies
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Elchies
Place
Elchies, former parish, Knockando
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
