Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Forteviot, parish
Grid reference
NO 051 174 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
305100 717400
Latitude
56.33952424276292
Longitude
-3.5353230774801485
Nearby places
Kildinny, settlement Forteviot (1.01 miles)
Dupplin, former parish, Aberdalgie (1.48 miles)
Muckersie, former parish, Forteviot (1.76 miles)
Forgandenny, parish (2.3 miles)
Aberdalgie, parish (2.41 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Muckersie, former parish, Forteviot
Relationships with other places
Contains Kildinny, settlement Forteviot
Contains St Magdalene's Hill, Perth
shown as a detached part of FTT on OS 6 inch 1st edn
Parish TLA
FTT
County
Perthshire
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Forteviot
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Forteviot
Place
Forteviot, 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
Fortheuiet 1164, RRS i
Historic formFortheuiet This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameForteviot PlaceForteviot, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS i, no. 257 Date of citation1164 x 1164 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyMalcolm IV, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS i
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum
Editors
G.W.S.Barrow
Secondary Title
The Acts of Malcolm IV 1153- 1165
Volume
i
Year
1960
Historic formForteuiet This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameForteviot PlaceForteviot, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 161 Date of citation1173 x 1177 Feature named in sourceecclesia de |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971