Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Mathernock, settlement Kilmacolm
Grid reference
NS 320 710 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
232000 671000
Latitude
55.90277685167519
Longitude
-4.687581712135516
County
Renfrewshire
Nearby places
High Mathernock, Kilmacolm (0.26 miles)
Low Mathernock, Kilmacolm (0.33 miles)
West Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm (1.19 miles)
Kilbride, ~eccles. Kilmacolm (1.24 miles)
East Kilbride, settlement Kilmacolm (1.71 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR given is for the square kilometre within which lie High Mathernock and Low Mathernock.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilmacolm, parish
Relationships with other places
The same as High Mathernock, Kilmacolm
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Mathernock
Head name
Mathernock
Place
Mathernock, 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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Historic formMachernoc Head nameMathernock PlaceMathernock, settlement Kilmacolm Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Renfrew |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Place-name data
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