Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHURCH on Site of St Ternan's Chapel [Kirkton of Slains] | Church Church Church |
Revd [Reverend] James Rust Minister Mr JR Souter Schoolmaster Mr Mitchell Kirkton |
048 | An extremely plain edifice erected AD 1804, seated for 600 persons, it is Surrounded by a graveyard. The Church is erected on the site of a Church which existed here previous to the Reformation called St Arnan's. |
| MANSE [Kirkton of Slains] | Manse Manse Manse |
Revd [Reverend] James Rust Mr JR Souter Mr Mitchell |
048 | A plain substantial dwellinghouse with garden attached, erected by the heritors in the Year 1760. as a residence for the Minister. |
| ST TERNAN'S WELL | St Arnan's Well St Arnan's Well St Arnan's Well |
Revd [Reverend] James Rust Mr JR Souter Mr Robertson Mudhole |
048 | A well in the garden of the Manse, supposed to have been the holy well attached to the church in ancient times - St Arnan is a corruption of St Ternan. |
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Parish of Slains -- Aberdeenshire
[Note beside 'St. Ternan's Well'] - Slains hath for its tutelar Saint Ternan, Chief bishop of the Picts. (Collections of the shires)
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 80 - Parish of Slains, OS1/1/80
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parish of Slains.
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Aberdeen, which is in the north east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.