Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Fraserburgh, aka Philorth, parish
Grid reference
NK 000 654 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
400000 865400
Latitude
57.67870782081439
Longitude
-2
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
St Modan's Church, Fraserburgh (0 miles)
St Peter's School, Fraserburgh (0.83 miles)
St Ethernan's Church, eccl., Rathen (2.79 miles)
Rathen, parish (2.79 miles)
St Oyne's Well, Rathen (3.24 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the site marked on OS 6 inch as 'Philorth Church', beside Kirktown (now in a housing estate at the edge of Fraserburgh).
Relationships with other places
Contains Marno, settlement, Strichen
Contains St Modan's Church, Fraserburgh
Contains St Peter's School, Fraserburgh
Contains Techmuiry, settlement, Fraserburgh
Parish details
Fraserburgh formerly Philorth
Parish TLA
FRA
County
Aberdeenshire
Medieval diocese
Aberdeen
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Fraserburgh
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Fraserburgh
Place
Fraserburgh, aka Philorth, 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
Philorth
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Philorth
Place
Fraserburgh, aka Philorth, parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Phillorcht 1560, Assumption
Historic formPhillorcht This is not a hagiotoponym. Head namePhilorth PlaceFraserburgh, aka Philorth, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 459 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourceparsonage of |
Associated person or bodyDeer Abbey (Cist.) 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
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