Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Fetteresso, parish
Grid reference
NO 852 856 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
385200 785600
Latitude
56.961560726027805
Longitude
-2.2434029670884548
Nearby places
St Caran's Church, Fetteresso (0 miles)
St Bridget's Church, Dunnotter (0.69 miles)
St Kiaran's Well, Fetteresso (1.24 miles)
St Ninian's Den, Dunnottar (1.91 miles)
St Ninian's Well, Dunnottar (1.98 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for St Caran's (modern St Ciaran's) Church, on site of medieval church (NMRS).
Relationships with other places
Contains Our Lady's Well, Fetteresso
Contains Our Lady's Well, Fetteresso
Contains St Caran's Church, Fetteresso
Contains St Kiaran's Well, Fetteresso
Contains St Kiaran's Well, Fetteresso
Contains St Mary's Church, Cowie, Fetteresso
Contains St Mary's Church, Cowie, Fetteresso
Parish TLA
FES
County
Kincardineshire
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Fetteresso
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Fetteresso
Place
Fetteresso, 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
Fetteresso 1560, Assumption
Historic formFetteresso This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameFetteresso PlaceFetteresso, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 404 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourceparsonage and vicarage of |
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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