Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Germains, New Kilpatrick
Grid reference
NS 542 716 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
254200 671600
Latitude
55.91539918304145
Longitude
-4.333116676223957
Altitude (metres)
45
County
Dunbartonshire
Nearby places
St Germains Loch, New Kilpatrick (0.2 miles)
New Kilpatrick, modern parish (0.38 miles)
Gartconnel, New Kilpatrick (0.68 miles)
Kilmardinny, settlement New Kilpatrick (0.81 miles)
St Kessog's Chapel, Balvie, New Kilpatrick (1.9 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
On OS 6 inch 1st edn this is the name of a single building; on OS Digimap it is the name of a cluster of modern buildings on the same site, north of St Germains Loch.
Relationships with other parishes
Within New Kilpatrick, modern parish
Within Old Kilpatrick, parish, formerly Kilpatrick (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Germains Loch, New Kilpatrick
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Germains
Head name
St Germains
Place
St Germains, New Kilpatrick
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Germains 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Germains Head nameSt Germains PlaceSt Germains, New Kilpatrick 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.
Saints in this place-name
Germanus (ns) (certain)
Germanus of Auxerre (certain)
Germanus of Man (doubtful)
Germanus of Paris (doubtful)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of St Germains Loch, St Germains Loch, New Kilpatrick
Place-name data
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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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