Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Drummarnock, hill St Ninians
Grid reference
NS 746 870 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
274600 687000
Latitude
56.05944361690493
Longitude
-4.014095612736596
Altitude (metres)
278
County
Stirlingshire
Nearby places
Kirk o' Muir, eccles. St Ninians (3.4 miles)
Kirk o' Muir, former parish, St Ninians (3.4 miles)
Chapel Well, aka Christ's Well, St Ninians (3.95 miles)
St Ninian's Church, St Ninians (Kirkton) (4.17 miles)
St Ninians, parish aka Eccles/Kirkton STL (4.17 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Drummarnock
Head name
Drummarnock
Place
Drummarnock, hill St Ninians
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
Drummarnock 1865, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formDrummarnock Head nameDrummarnock PlaceDrummarnock, hill St Ninians 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
Ernán, Ernaíne, Mo Ernóc, Marnan (ns) (probable)
Marnock of Kilmarnock (maybe)
Ernán, uncle of Columba (maybe)
Mo Ernóc m. Cruisíne (maybe)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
