Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Thomas the Apostle Church, Muirkirk
Grid reference
NS 699 276 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
269900 627600
Latitude
55.52476775302564
Longitude
-4.061154697160517
Altitude (metres)
227
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Muirkirk, modern parish (0.09 miles)
Lady Burn, Auchinleck (4.28 miles)
Friarminnan, settlement, Kirkconnel KCL (5.92 miles)
St Connell's Grave, Kirkconnel KCL (7.33 miles)
St Conall's Well, Kirkconnel KCL (7.93 miles)
Object Classification
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A modern Roman Catholic church. Website says built in 1906, but RC Chapel on site from time of OS 6" 1st edn.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Thomas the Apostle Church
Head name
St Thomas the Apostle Church
Place
St Thomas the Apostle Church, Muirkirk
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Thomas' R.C. Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Thomas' R.C. Chapel Head nameSt Thomas the Apostle Church PlaceSt Thomas the Apostle Church, Muirkirk 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.
Saints in this place-name
Thomas (ns) (certain)
Thomas, apostle (certain)
Place-name data
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