Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Maryborough, MPK, Ayrshire
Grid reference
NS 343 249 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
234300 624900
Latitude
55.4897491715809
Longitude
-4.622955795419837
Altitude (metres)
4
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
St Ninian's Hospital, Kingcase, MPK (0.22 miles)
Monkton & Prestwick, parish (0.44 miles)
St Nicholas Parish Church, Prestwick (0.57 miles)
St Nicholas's Well, Prestwick (1.03 miles)
Prestwick St Nicholas, parish (burgh) (1.03 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is originally the Maryburgh Salt Works, salt pan houses established under this name c.1760. See Buildings at Risk register for details.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Monkton & Prestwick, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Maryborough
Head name
Maryborough
Place
Maryborough, MPK, Ayrshire
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Maryborough 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formMaryborough Head nameMaryborough PlaceMaryborough, MPK, Ayrshire 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:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
