Following the Northern Saints
An historical and geographical exploration with connections
to different locations within the Diocese of Aberdeen area
(from Shetland, through the Highlands to Aberdeenshire, Scotland)
St Ninian – St Ninian’s Isle, Shetland; Methlick
St Ternan – Stonehaven (Arbuthnott, Findon); Banchory
St Erchard – Kincardine O’Neil; Strathglass, Caithness; Glenmoriston,
Inverness-shire
St Devenick – Banchory; Banchory-Devenick; Caithness
St Columba – throughout the diocese
St Drostan – Aberdour, Deer, Banffshire
St Brendan – Birnie, near Elgin, Boyndie by Banff
St Kessog – Kessock, near Inverness
St Machar – Aberdeen; Aberdeenshire
St Moluag – Rosemarkie; Dufftown
St Medan – FraserburghSt Fumac – Drummuir, Keith
St Marnan – Aberchirder, Banffshire
St Adomnán – Aboyne; near Ellon; Kingussie; Orkney; Forglen, Banffshire
St Maelrubha – Wester Ross; Durness
St Nathalan – Ballater; Cowie, Stonehaven
St Boniface – Rosemarkie; Fortrose
St Donnan – Kildonan, Sutherland; Auchterless, Aberdeenshire
St Talorcan – Fordyce, Banffshire
St Fiacre/Fittick – Nigg, Aberdeen
St Colmán – Tarbet/Portmahomack, Easter Ross
St Triduana – Papa Westray, Orkney; Caithness
St Comgan – Turriff
St Fergus – Wick, Caithness; St Fergus near Peterhead
The Nine Maidens – Drumoak and other Aberdeenshire places
St Manir – Upper Deeside: Ballater, Crathie, Braemar
St Gartnait/Gerardine – Lossiemouth
St Sunniva – Shetland
St Olaf – Orkney and Shetland
St Magnus – Orkney
St Rognvald – Orkney
St Duthac – Tain
St Gilbert – Moray; Dornoch
St John Ogilvie – Keith
St Mary MacKillop – Fort Augustus; Inverness; Nairn; Keith, Aberdeen
An historical and geographical exploration with connections
to different locations within the Diocese of Aberdeen area
(from Shetland, through the Highlands to Aberdeenshire, Scotland)
St Ninian – St Ninian’s Isle, Shetland; Methlick
St Ternan – Stonehaven (Arbuthnott, Findon); Banchory
St Erchard – Kincardine O’Neil; Strathglass, Caithness; Glenmoriston,
Inverness-shire
St Devenick – Banchory; Banchory-Devenick; Caithness
St Columba – throughout the diocese
St Drostan – Aberdour, Deer, Banffshire
St Brendan – Birnie, near Elgin, Boyndie by Banff
St Kessog – Kessock, near Inverness
St Machar – Aberdeen; Aberdeenshire
St Moluag – Rosemarkie; Dufftown
St Medan – FraserburghSt Fumac – Drummuir, Keith
St Marnan – Aberchirder, Banffshire
St Adomnán – Aboyne; near Ellon; Kingussie; Orkney; Forglen, Banffshire
St Maelrubha – Wester Ross; Durness
St Nathalan – Ballater; Cowie, Stonehaven
St Boniface – Rosemarkie; Fortrose
St Donnan – Kildonan, Sutherland; Auchterless, Aberdeenshire
St Talorcan – Fordyce, Banffshire
St Fiacre/Fittick – Nigg, Aberdeen
St Colmán – Tarbet/Portmahomack, Easter Ross
St Triduana – Papa Westray, Orkney; Caithness
St Comgan – Turriff
St Fergus – Wick, Caithness; St Fergus near Peterhead
The Nine Maidens – Drumoak and other Aberdeenshire places
St Manir – Upper Deeside: Ballater, Crathie, Braemar
St Gartnait/Gerardine – Lossiemouth
St Sunniva – Shetland
St Olaf – Orkney and Shetland
St Magnus – Orkney
St Rognvald – Orkney
St Duthac – Tain
St Gilbert – Moray; Dornoch
St John Ogilvie – Keith
St Mary MacKillop – Fort Augustus; Inverness; Nairn; Keith, Aberdeen