Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirk o' Muir, eccles. St Ninians
Grid reference
NS 700 840 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
270000 684000
Latitude
56.03127720029818
Longitude
-4.086468690396481
County
Stirlingshire
Nearby places
Kirk o' Muir, former parish, St Ninians (0 miles)
St Mirren's Well, Kilsyth (3.14 miles)
Balhennan, settlement Fintry (3.34 miles)
Drummarnock, hill St Ninians (3.4 miles)
St Tartan's Well, Kilsyth (3.78 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Some remains of the graveyard survive (grave slabs), but nothing of the chapel/kirk that was founded here in the fifteenth century.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Capella Beate Marie
Head name
Capella Beate Marie
Place
Kirk o' Muir, eccles. St Ninians
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Capella Beate Marie 1459, RMS
Historic formCapella Beate Marie Head nameCapella Beate Marie PlaceKirk o' Muir, eccles. St Ninians Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 672 Date of citation1459 x 1459 Feature named in sourcechapel Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Associated person or bodyJames II, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
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
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Kirk o' Muir
Head name
Kirk o' Muir
Place
Kirk o' Muir, eccles. 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
Kirk o' Muir 1864, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKirk o' Muir Head nameKirk o' Muir PlaceKirk o' Muir, eccles. St Ninians Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1864 x 1864 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.
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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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