Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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East Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm
Grid reference
NS 347 716 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
234700 671600
Latitude
55.90909715359508
Longitude
-4.644807316906074
County
Renfrewshire
Nearby places
Kilbride, ~eccles. Kilmacolm (0.57 miles)
West Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm (0.65 miles)
Kilmaluag, ~eccles., Kilmacolm (0.84 miles)
Kilmaluag, settlement, Kilmacolm (0.84 miles)
Kilmacolm, settlement, Kilmacolm (1.26 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The name of this settlement has oscillated for centuries between East Kilbride and Craigmarloch.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilmacolm, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Craigmarloch
Head name
Craigmarloch
Place
East Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm
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
Craigmarloch 1752, Roy
Historic formCraigmarloch Head nameCraigmarloch PlaceEast Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRoy Date of citation1752 x 1755 Notes on the context of this place-nameDate for Scotland north of a line from Glasgow to Edinburgh - survey done 1749-52; presented to the king in 1755. For more details see The Early Maps of Scotland 1, 108-9. Note the existence of protracted and fair copies for parts of Scotland. See also full discussion in Whittington, G., 1986i, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part One), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (1), 18-28; and: Whittington, G., 1986ii, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part Two), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (2), 66-73. |
Source code
Roy
Source title
Military Map of Scotland
Editors
General Roy
Year
1749- 1755
Notes
Date for Scotland north of a line from Glasgow to Edinburgh - survey done 1749-52; presented to the king in 1755. For more details see The Early Maps of Scotland 1, 108-9. Note the existence of protracted and fair copies for parts of Scotland. See also full discussion in Whittington, G., 1986i, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part One), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (1), 18-28; and: Whittington, G., 1986ii, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part Two), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (2), 66-73.
East Kilbride
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
East Kilbride
Place
East Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm
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
Estir Kilbride 1499, RMS
Historic formEstir Kilbride This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameEast Kilbride PlaceEast Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 2473 Date of citation1499 x 1499 Feature named in sourcelands 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
Estir Kilbride 1499, RMS
Historic formEstir Kilbride This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameEast Kilbride PlaceEast Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm Certainty that this name applies to this placeProbable SourceRMS, ii no. 2473 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
E Kilbride 1821, Ainslie/Southern Scotland
Historic formE Kilbride This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameEast Kilbride PlaceEast Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAinslie/Southern Scotland Notes on the context of this place-nameThe map may be viewed in high-resolution images on-line, at www.nls.uk. |
Source code
Ainslie/Southern Scotland
Author
John Ainslie
Source title
Ainslie's Map of the Southern Part of Scotland
Year
1821
Notes
The map may be viewed in high-resolution images on-line, at www.nls.uk.
East Kilbride 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formEast Kilbride This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameEast Kilbride PlaceEast Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 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.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kilbride, Kilbride, ~eccles. Kilmacolm
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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