Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Forglen, parish
Grid reference
NJ 683 497 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
368300 849700
Latitude
57.5365577015903
Longitude
-2.529526935228642
Nearby places
St Eunon's Chapel, Forglen (0 miles)
St Eunan's Well, Forglen (0.06 miles)
St Peter's Well, Forglen (0.75 miles)
St Carnac's Chapel, Turriff (1.14 miles)
Lady's Wood, Turriff (1.55 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR given is not for Forglen Old Parish Church (NJ697499), as that was built in 1692, and shows no sign of having been built on a medieval site. Half a mile to the west is St Eunon's Chapel, in ruins in 1857, and its remains removed in 1866 (NMRS). As this chapel is named for Adomnán, the patron saint of Forglen parish, it seems wise to posit this as the site of the medieval parish kirk. It was certainly regarded so by local people in 1904(Mackinlay 1914, 59). NMRS notes on this site: The site of St Eunon's or Adamnan's Chapel remains a well-marked knowe; and his well is still in daily use. W D Simpson 1936.
Relationships with other places
Contains Magdalene Brae, Forglen
Contains St Eunan's Well, Forglen
Contains St Eunan's Well, Forglen
Contains St Eunon's Chapel, Forglen
Contains St Eunon's Chapel, Forglen
Contains St Peter's Well, Forglen
Parish TLA
FON
County
Banffshire
Medieval diocese
Aberdeen
Parish notes
Cowan 1967, 68: 'The lands of Forglen were granted, with the custody of the Brachbennach, to Arbroath by WIlliam the Lion, 1204 x 1211 (Arb. Lib. i, no. 5). No church is mentioned in this initial grant, but one was either in existence or subseqently erected by the monks, as it was granted to the uses of the abbey by three successive bishops of Aberdeen between 1207 and 1247 (ib. i, nos. 199, 200, 202).
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Forglen
Head name
Forglen
Place
Forglen, parish
Historic formForglen Head nameForglen PlaceForglen, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xiv, 530 Date of citation1795 x 1795 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Teunankirk
Head name
Teunankirk
Place
Forglen, parish
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Historic form'T Eunan Head nameTeunankirk PlaceForglen, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xiv, 530 Date of citation1795 x 1795 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Saints in this place-name
Adomnán (ns) (certain)
Adomnán m. Rónáin of Iona (certain)