Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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High Mathernock, Kilmacolm
Grid reference
NS 324 711 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
232400 671100
Latitude
55.903813856122326
Longitude
-4.681252555768756
Altitude (metres)
140
County
Renfrewshire
Nearby places
Low Mathernock, Kilmacolm (0.2 miles)
Mathernock, settlement Kilmacolm (0.26 miles)
West Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm (0.95 miles)
Kilbride, ~eccles. Kilmacolm (0.99 miles)
East Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm (1.46 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Overlooks Gryfe Water, where Mathernock Bridge crosses it (OS Digimap).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilmacolm, parish
Relationships with other places
The same as Mathernock, settlement Kilmacolm
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?High Mathernock
Head name
High Mathernock
Place
High Mathernock, 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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
High Mathernock 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formHigh Mathernock Head nameHigh Mathernock PlaceHigh Mathernock, 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.
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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