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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)95-109
Number of pages15
JournalInnes Review
Volume47
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1996

Keywords

  • Laurencekirk
  • Conveth
  • Kirk
  • Parish
  • pilgrimage
  • Queen Margaret
  • Scottish history

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