Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Germains Loch, New Kilpatrick
Grid reference
NS 543 713 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
254300 671300
Latitude
55.91273593929081
Longitude
-4.331356231631406
Altitude (metres)
50
County
Dunbartonshire
Nearby places
St Germains, New Kilpatrick (0.2 miles)
New Kilpatrick, modern parish (0.56 miles)
Gartconnel, New Kilpatrick (0.87 miles)
Kilmardinny, settlement New Kilpatrick (0.95 miles)
St Kessog's Chapel, Balvie, New Kilpatrick (2.1 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within New Kilpatrick, modern parish
Within Old Kilpatrick, parish, formerly Kilpatrick (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Germains, New Kilpatrick
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Germains Loch
Head name
St Germains Loch
Place
St Germains Loch, 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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Germains Loch 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Germains Loch Head nameSt Germains Loch PlaceSt Germains Loch, 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 (probable)
Germanus of Man (maybe)
Germanus of Paris (doubtful)
Relationships with other place names
Derives from St Germains, St Germains, New Kilpatrick