Mauchline, parish

Grid reference

NS 497 272 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

249700 627200

Latitude

55.515377044646776

Longitude

-4.380674630842926

Nearby places

St Michael's Church, Mauchline (0 miles)

St Michael's Well, Mauchline (0.12 miles)

Ladyyard, Tarbolton (2.06 miles)

Catrine, settlement, Sorn (2.22 miles)

St Cuthbert's Holm, Catrine, Sorn (2.45 miles)

Object Classification

Parish (extant in 1975)

Is linear feature?

No

Notes

NGR is parish church (Mauchline Old Church and other names), built 1829; on site of St Michael's Church.

Relationships with other parishes

Contains Muirkirk, modern parish (formerly)

Contains Sorn, modern parish, aka Dalgain (formerly)

Relationships with other places

Contains Catrine, settlement, Sorn

Contains St Cuthbert's Holm, Catrine, Sorn

Contains St Cuthbert's Well, Catrine, Sorn

Contains St Cuthbert's Well, Catrine, Sorn

Contains St Michael's Church, Mauchline

Contains St Michael's Well, Mauchline

Parish details

Mauchline

Parish TLA

MAU

County

Ayrshire

Medieval diocese

Glasgow

Parish notes

In origin a chapel situated within lands pertaining to Melrose by 1178 , the teinds belonged to the abbey from that date owing to their immunity from tithe on their land (Melr. Lib. no.*73). In 1315, however, when this immunity was about to be lost, the church was made parochial. Ibid. nos.407-8). See Cowan 1967, 144 s.n.. But note that it is referred to as 'the church of St Michael' (situated in the territory of Mauchline) in 1170s (Melr. Lib. no.*73) The parish of Sorn had a small detached part which was surrounded by the par. of Mauchline (MAU) viz Garfield (part). In 1891 this was transferred to MAU. (Fr. Topname Memo): See Melr. Lib. nos. 66 & 67 for detailed marches of 'terra de Makelin' in late 12th c. Note also early reference in Nennius 'im Machlind in Cuil' - in Mauchline in Kyle - and its miraculous quern - see Watson 1926, 187 & footnote.