An eleventh-century account of the foundation legend of Laurencekirk, and of Queen Margaret's pilgrimage there

Alan MacQuarrie

doi:10.3366/inr.1996.47.2.95

An eleventh-century account of the foundation legend of Laurencekirk, and of Queen Margaret's pilgrimage there

Alan MacQuarrie

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Abstract

In the middle ages and into the seventeenth century the parish of St Laurence of Canterbury in Mearns was usually referred to as Conveth, and the Parish Kirk was the Kirk on Conveth. Only later did the modern name Laurencekirk gain currency.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	95-109
Number of pages	15
Journal	Innes Review
Volume	47
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3366/inr.1996.47.2.95
Publication status	Published - Dec 1996

Keywords

Laurencekirk
Conveth
Kirk
Parish
pilgrimage
Queen Margaret
Scottish history

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An eleventh-century account of the foundation legend of Laurencekirk, and of Queen Margaret's pilgrimage there

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