Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Constantine's Church, Crawford
Grid reference
NS 932 211 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
293200 621100
Latitude
55.472034005005064
Longitude
-3.689713637915737
Altitude (metres)
248
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
Crawford, parish (C-Douglas or C-Lindsay) (0 miles)
St Thomas's Chapel, Crawford (1.37 miles)
Lady Cairn, Crawford (3.3 miles)
Crawfordjohn, parish (3.63 miles)
Wandel, former parish, aka Hartside, LMW (3.7 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is the original parish church of Crawford, now a ruin. The modern parish church of St Constantine's (now demolished--see ScottishChurches.org.uk). Some fragments of its walls survive in the overgrown graveyard.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Constantini
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Constantini
Place
St Constantine's Church, Crawford
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ecclesiam Sancti Constantini 1175, Holy. Lib.
Historic formEcclesiam Sancti Constantini Head nameEcclesia Sancti Constantini PlaceSt Constantine's Church, Crawford Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceHoly. Lib., no. 53 Date of citation1175 x 1178 Notes on the context of this place-nameCartulary of Holyrood Abbey by Edinburgh. |
Associated person or bodyBishop of Glasgow Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Holy. Lib.
Source title
Liber Cartarum Sancte Crucis
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1840
Notes
Cartulary of Holyrood Abbey by Edinburgh.
Saints in this place-name
Constantine (ns) (certain)
St Constantine's Church
Head name
St Constantine's Church
Place
St Constantine's Church, Crawford
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St Constantine's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Constantine's Church Head nameSt Constantine's Church PlaceSt Constantine's Church, Crawford 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
Constantine (ns) (certain)
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