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Inchmurrin, Kilmaronock
Grid reference
NS 382 875 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
238200 687500
Latitude
56.05301373595162
Longitude
-4.598430726659238
Altitude (metres)
89
County
Dunbartonshire
Nearby places
St Mirren's Chapel, Kilmaronock (0.31 miles)
Inchmoan, Luss (2.02 miles)
Carn Ma-Cheasoig, Luss (2.15 miles)
St Kessog's Chapel, Kilmaronock (2.37 miles)
Killdavie, eccles. Buchanan (2.46 miles)
Object Classification
Island
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR given is for the highest point of the island. NMRS records a tradition that there was a chapel of St Mirren on the island, 'St Mirren's Chapel'. This may refer a now vanished building which stood within an enclosure about 15m square with walls 2m thick traditionally understood to be a burial ground (NMRS). In the early seventeenth century it was recorded: 'Inche Mourin twa myl of lenth, with a hous of twa house hight. whereunto one of Duk Murdocs sons fled, when his brethren were execute by King James the first, it is old building, and is cald Chastell Inche Mourin, in this yle ar many fallow dear, whair the kings used hunting sumtyme, it hath also plenty of wood' (Geog. Coll. ii, 602).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilmaronock, parish
Relationships with other places
Contains St Mirren's Chapel, Kilmaronock
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Inchmurrin
Head name
Inchmurrin
Place
Inchmurrin, Kilmaronock
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
Inchemering 1512, RMS
Historic formInchemering Head nameInchmurrin PlaceInchmurrin, Kilmaronock Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 3688 Date of citation1512 x 1512 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Inchemyrrane 1545, RMS
Historic formInchemyrrane Head nameInchmurrin PlaceInchmurrin, Kilmaronock SourceRMS, iii no. 3140 Date of citation1545 x 1545 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Historic formInchmery Head nameInchmurrin PlaceInchmurrin, Kilmaronock Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePont MS, no. 17: Loch Lomond Date of citation1583 x 1596 Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web. |
Source code
Pont MS
Author
Timothy Pont
Source title
Pont Manuscript
Year
1590x1610
Notes
Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.
Inch mourin 1583, Pont MS
Historic formInch mourin Head nameInchmurrin PlaceInchmurrin, Kilmaronock Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePont MS, no. 32: the East Central Lowlands Date of citation1583 x 1596 Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web. |
Source code
Pont MS
Author
Timothy Pont
Source title
Pont Manuscript
Year
1590x1610
Notes
Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.
Inche Mourin 1630, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formInche Mourin Head nameInchmurrin PlaceInchmurrin, Kilmaronock Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 602 Date of citation1630 x 1630 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Inche Merin 1654, Blaeu
Historic formInche Merin Head nameInchmurrin PlaceInchmurrin, Kilmaronock Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Lennox Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Historic formInchmarin Head nameInchmurrin PlaceInchmurrin, Kilmaronock Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 3 p453 Date of citation1792 x 1792 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Historic formInchmuryn Head nameInchmurrin PlaceInchmurrin, Kilmaronock SourceOPS, i, 35 Date of citation1850 x 1850 Feature named in sourceisland Notes on the context of this place-name3 vols., but called vols. 1 and 2, with 2 consisteing of 2 parts. See Barrow 1998, 54-5 in Taylor 1998. |
Source code
OPS
Author
C. Innes and J. Brichan
Source title
Origines Parochiales Scotiae
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
I & II1 & 2.
Year
1851-5
Notes
3 vols., but called vols. 1 and 2, with 2 consisteing of 2 parts. See Barrow 1998, 54-5 in Taylor 1998.
Inchmurrin 1865, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formInchmurrin Head nameInchmurrin PlaceInchmurrin, Kilmaronock Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1865 x 1865 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
Mirren, Muirenn (ns) (certain)
Mirren of Paisley (maybe) In spite of the fact that Mirren's cult is that of a man, and Muirenn is a woman's name, it is possible that these two cults were originally the same.
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