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Nechtan of Aberdeen

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that Nechtan's see was moved from Mortlach to Aberdeen in the year 1125, partially contradicting the account of Boece. Neither source is particularly reliable.
67:, for instance, wrote that Nechtan became bishop in 1122, and that Nechtan ruled Mortlach for 14 years, and a further 17 years at Aberdeen. Moreover, 56:, a charter which explicitly dates to "the eighth year of the reign of David", that is, 1131. He also appears in a charter granted to him by King 499: 535: 469: 418: 46:. The only contemporary sources for Bishop Nechtan are charters; he appears as "Nectan escob Abberdeon" in a Gaelic charter recorded in the 436: 68: 474: 358: 340: 424: 210: 530: 525: 520: 203: 459: 464: 20: 441: 240: 404: 398: 371: 303: 57: 451: 366: 276: 250: 226: 187: 177: 170: 31: 392: 318: 281: 72: 489: 376: 308: 297: 494: 430: 348: 313: 479: 381: 514: 484: 411: 328: 323: 286: 386: 353: 334: 291: 64: 52: 97:
The Gaelic Notes in the Book of Deer: The Osborn Bergin Memorial Lecture, 1970
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Later Medieval authorities make specific claims about dates.
149:(The Osborn Bergin Memorial Lecture 1970), (Cambridge, 1972) 19:
There are other historical or legendary persons called
450: 264: 233: 60:, a charter which the modern editor dates to 1137. 125:, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912), p. 98. 211: 8: 541:12th-century Scottish Roman Catholic bishops 218: 204: 196: 159: 154:Early Scottish Charters Prior to A.D. 1153 142:, ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912) 110:Early Scottish Charters Prior to A.D. 1153 88: 7: 147:The Gaelic Notes in the Book of Deer 99:, (Cambridge, 1972), pp. 31, 34, 60. 38:of the bishopric had been moved to 16:First Bishop of Aberdeen, Scotland 14: 112:, (Glasgow, 1905), p. 89, 354-5. 121:For all this, see John Dowden, 1: 536:Medieval Gaels from Scotland 178:Bishop of Mortlach-Aberdeen 557: 145:Jackson, Kenneth H. (ed), 18: 184: 175: 167: 162: 95:Kenneth H. Jackson (ed), 152:Lawrie, Sir Archibald, 140:The Bishops of Scotland 123:The Bishops of Scotland 359:Alexander de Kininmund 341:Alexander de Kininmund 108:Sir Archibald Lawrie, 73:Archbishop of Glasgow 531:Bishops of Aberdeen 526:12th-century deaths 521:11th-century births 399:William Elphinstone 372:Gilbert de Greenlaw 304:Gilbert de Stirling 272:Nechtan of Aberdeen 256:Nechtan of Aberdeen 234:Bishops of Mortlach 227:Bishops of Aberdeen 58:David I of Scotland 28:Nechtan of Aberdeen 452:Church of Scotland 367:Adam de Tyninghame 277:Edward of Aberdeen 251:Cormac of Mortlach 32:Bishop of Aberdeen 508: 507: 500:George Haliburton 393:Robert Blackadder 319:Richard de Potton 241:Beóán of Mortlach 194: 193: 185:Succeeded by 163:Religious titles 156:, (Glasgow, 1905) 71:, a 16th-century 548: 490:Alexander Burnet 470:Alexander Forbes 460:David Cunningham 419:Alexander Gordon 377:Henry de Lichton 309:Radulf de Lamley 298:Matthew the Scot 220: 213: 206: 197: 168:Preceded by 160: 126: 119: 113: 106: 100: 93: 556: 555: 551: 550: 549: 547: 546: 545: 511: 510: 509: 504: 495:Patrick Scougal 465:Peter Blackburn 446: 437:William Stewart 431:George Learmond 349:William de Deyn 314:Peter de Ramsay 265:Pre-Reformation 260: 229: 224: 190: 181: 173: 135: 130: 129: 120: 116: 107: 103: 94: 90: 85: 75:, wrote in his 23: 17: 12: 11: 5: 554: 552: 544: 543: 538: 533: 528: 523: 513: 512: 506: 505: 503: 502: 497: 492: 487: 482: 480:Adam Bellenden 477: 475:Patrick Forbes 472: 467: 462: 456: 454: 448: 447: 445: 444: 442:William Gordon 439: 434: 427: 422: 415: 408: 401: 396: 389: 384: 382:Ingram Lindsay 379: 374: 369: 364: 356: 351: 346: 338: 331: 326: 321: 316: 311: 306: 301: 294: 289: 284: 279: 274: 268: 266: 262: 261: 259: 258: 253: 248: 243: 237: 235: 231: 230: 225: 223: 222: 215: 208: 200: 192: 191: 186: 183: 182:fl. 1131x1137 174: 169: 165: 164: 158: 157: 150: 143: 138:Dowden, John, 134: 131: 128: 127: 114: 101: 87: 86: 84: 81: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 553: 542: 539: 537: 534: 532: 529: 527: 524: 522: 519: 518: 516: 501: 498: 496: 493: 491: 488: 486: 485:David Mitchel 483: 481: 478: 476: 473: 471: 468: 466: 463: 461: 458: 457: 455: 453: 449: 443: 440: 438: 435: 433: 432: 428: 426: 423: 421: 420: 416: 414: 413: 412:Robert Forman 409: 407: 406: 405:James Ogilvie 402: 400: 397: 395: 394: 390: 388: 385: 383: 380: 378: 375: 373: 370: 368: 365: 363: 360: 357: 355: 352: 350: 347: 345: 342: 339: 337: 336: 332: 330: 329:Henry le Chen 327: 325: 324:Hugh de Benin 322: 320: 317: 315: 312: 310: 307: 305: 302: 300: 299: 295: 293: 290: 288: 287:John of Kelso 285: 283: 280: 278: 275: 273: 270: 269: 267: 263: 257: 254: 252: 249: 247: 244: 242: 239: 238: 236: 232: 228: 221: 216: 214: 209: 207: 202: 201: 198: 189: 180: 179: 172: 166: 161: 155: 151: 148: 144: 141: 137: 136: 132: 124: 118: 115: 111: 105: 102: 98: 92: 89: 82: 80: 78: 74: 70: 66: 61: 59: 55: 54: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 30:is the first 29: 25: 22: 429: 425:Gavin Dunbar 417: 410: 403: 391: 387:Thomas Spens 361: 354:John de Rait 343: 335:Walter Herok 333: 296: 292:Adam de Kald 271: 255: 176: 153: 146: 139: 122: 117: 109: 104: 96: 91: 76: 69:Gavin Dunbar 65:Hector Boece 62: 53:Book of Deer 51: 47: 27: 26: 24: 515:Categories 133:References 77:Epistolare 34:after the 362:(younger) 246:Donercius 48:notitiae 44:Mortlach 40:Aberdeen 344:(elder) 282:Matthew 50:on the 188:Edward 171:Cormac 21:Nectan 83:Notes 42:from 36:seat 517:: 219:e 212:t 205:v

Index

Nectan
Bishop of Aberdeen
seat
Aberdeen
Mortlach
Book of Deer
David I of Scotland
Hector Boece
Gavin Dunbar
Archbishop of Glasgow
Cormac
Bishop of Mortlach-Aberdeen
Edward
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e
Bishops of Aberdeen
Beóán of Mortlach
Donercius
Cormac of Mortlach
Nechtan of Aberdeen
Nechtan of Aberdeen
Edward of Aberdeen
Matthew
John of Kelso
Adam de Kald
Matthew the Scot
Gilbert de Stirling
Radulf de Lamley
Peter de Ramsay

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