Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cambuskenneth, settlement
Grid reference
NS 807 941 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
280700 694100
Latitude
56.12476509245131
Longitude
-3.919354274271478
County
Stirlingshire
Nearby places
Cambuskenneth, abbey church, CKX, Stirling (0.14 miles)
Cambuskenneth, former parish, divided (0.14 miles)
Ladyneuk, settlement Stirling (0.56 miles)
St Michael's Hill, Stirling (0.61 miles)
St Roch's Chapel, Stirling (0.73 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The settlment presumably grew up around the monastery of Cambuskenneth, from which it took its name.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Stirling, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cambuskenneth
Head name
Cambuskenneth
Place
Cambuskenneth, settlement
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
