Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilmacolm, parish
Grid reference
NS 358 699 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
235800 669900
Latitude
55.894213668196066
Longitude
-4.626196228099656
Nearby places
East Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm (1.26 miles)
Kilbride, ~eccles. Kilmacolm (1.31 miles)
Kilmaluag, ~eccles., Kilmacolm (1.31 miles)
Kilmaluag, settlement, Kilmacolm (1.31 miles)
Killellan, former parish, in Houston RNF (1.61 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR for parish kirk, whose vestry includes remains of the thirteenth-century building.
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Port Glasgow, modern parish (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Contains Craig Minnan, Kilmacolm
Contains East Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm
Contains High Mathernock, Kilmacolm
Contains Kilbride, ~eccles. Kilmacolm
Contains Kilmacolm, ~eccles. Kilmacolm
Contains Kilmacolm, ~eccles. Kilmacolm
Contains Kilmacolm, settlement, Kilmacolm
Contains Kilmaluag, ~eccles., Kilmacolm
Contains Kilmaluag, settlement, Kilmacolm
Contains Ladymuir, settlement Kilmacolm
Contains Ladymuir, settlement Kilmacolm
Contains Little Craig Minnan, Kilmacolm
Contains Low Mathernock, Kilmacolm
Contains Mathernock, settlement Kilmacolm
Contains West Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm
Contains West Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm
Parish TLA
KMM
County
Renfrewshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilmacolm
Head name
Kilmacolm
Place
Kilmacolm, 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
Kilmacolm 1202, Pais. Reg.
Historic formKilmacolm Head nameKilmacolm PlaceKilmacolm, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placePossible SourcePais. Reg., 113 Date of citation1202 x 1207 Feature named in sourceecclesiam de Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check]. |
Source code
Pais. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Monasterii de Passelet
Series
Maitland Club
Year
1832
Notes
Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].
Kylmacolm 1265, Pais. Reg.
Historic formKylmacolm Head nameKilmacolm PlaceKilmacolm, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placePossible SourcePais. Reg., 308 Date of citation1265 x 1469 Feature named in sourceecclesia de Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check]. |
Source code
Pais. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Monasterii de Passelet
Series
Maitland Club
Year
1832
Notes
Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].
Kilmalcolm 1792, OSA
Historic formKilmalcolm Head nameKilmacolm PlaceKilmacolm, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 4 p274 Date of citation1792 x 1792 Feature named in sourceparish |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Kilmalcolm 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilmalcolm Head nameKilmacolm PlaceKilmacolm, 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.