Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkmahoe, parish
Grid reference
NX 974 815 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
297400 581500
Latitude
55.11719776293534
Longitude
-3.6088343788464723
Nearby places
Kirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe (0 miles)
Kilblane, settlement, Kirkmahoe (0.83 miles)
Kilblane, eccles. St Blane's Ch. Kirkmahoe (0.89 miles)
Holywood, parish, aka Dercongal (1.71 miles)
Holywood Abbey, aka Dercongal, Holywood (1.71 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for 'St Quintin's Church' (sic) OS Digimap.
Relationships with other places
Contains Kilblane, eccles. St Blane's Ch. Kirkmahoe
Contains Kilblane, settlement, Kirkmahoe
Contains Kirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe
Parish TLA
KMH
County
Dumfriesshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkmahoe
Head name
Kirkmahoe
Place
Kirkmahoe, parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKirkmahoe Head nameKirkmahoe PlaceKirkmahoe, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol 2 p30 Date of citation1791 x 1792 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Kirkmahoe 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKirkmahoe Head nameKirkmahoe PlaceKirkmahoe, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kirkmahoe, Kirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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