Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Minto Old Parish Church
Grid reference
NT 571 203 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
357100 620300
Latitude
55.4746240720147
Longitude
-2.6787483414367372
Altitude (metres)
125
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Minto, parish (0 miles)
Spittal-on-Rule, eccl., Cavers (1.08 miles)
St Kentigern's Church, Hassendean, Minto (2.12 miles)
Hassendean, former parish, Minto (2.12 miles)
Bedrule, parish (2.29 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR is medieval parish church of Minto, now ruinous but still preserving medieval traces including some of Norman/Romanesque period (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Minto, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Minto Old Parish Church
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Minto Old Parish Church
Place
Minto Old Parish Church
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Minto K(irk) 1654, Blaeu
Historic formMinto K(irk) This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameMinto Old Parish Church PlaceMinto Old Parish Church Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
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