Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Essmitchell, settlement Kilmadock
Grid reference
NN 700 055 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
270000 705500
Latitude
56.22433802569741
Longitude
-4.096951216224033
Altitude (metres)
165
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Loch Mahaick, Kilmadock (0.89 miles)
Eglysdissentyn, settlement, Kilmadock (1.88 miles)
Eglysdissentyn, ~eccles., Kilmadock (1.88 miles)
Kilmadock, parish (1.96 miles)
St Aedh's Church/Kilmadock, Kilmadock (1.96 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It is located beside a waterfall (G eas).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilmadock, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Essmitchell
Head name
Essmitchell
Place
Essmitchell, settlement Kilmadock
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Ashmichel 1783
Historic formAshmichel Head nameEssmitchell PlaceEssmitchell, settlement Kilmadock Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain |
Ashmichel 1783
Historic formAshmichel Head nameEssmitchell PlaceEssmitchell, settlement Kilmadock Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain |
Author
Taylor, Simon
Source title
Iona Abbots in Scottish Place-Names
Editors
Dauvit Broun and Thomas Owen Clancy
Pages
35-70
Volume
Spes Scotorum, Hope of Scots:
Year
1999
Ashmichel 1783
Historic formAshmichel Head nameEssmitchell PlaceEssmitchell, settlement Kilmadock Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain |
Essmitchell 1866, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formEssmitchell Head nameEssmitchell PlaceEssmitchell, settlement Kilmadock Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. 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
Michael (ns) (doubtful)
Michael, Archangel (doubtful)
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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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