Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Mount Mary, Coylton
Grid reference
NS 385 218 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
238500 621800
Latitude
55.46332399998636
Longitude
-4.554744793164889
Altitude (metres)
44
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Oswald's Bridge, AYR (0.75 miles)
Oswald's Temple, Auchincruive, AYR (1.14 miles)
Annbank, Tarbolton (1.33 miles)
St Quivox, former parish, aka Sanchar, Ayr (1.5 miles)
St Quivox, eccles., Ayr (1.5 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
In 1860s and now a circular stand of trees. Given propensity for Mount X names to be modern plantation names, and the shape of this plantation, this is probably a very late name, and the eponymous Mary something to do with local landowners. See this for detailed follow-up: "The woodland bosquets were a crucial part of the 18th century designed landscape which had broken down by the mid-19th century. Reference to the 1st edition OS map shows that only those within the loop to the south of the River Ayr were wholly distinguishable by this time. Of these, Mount Loudon's and Mount Mary are significant today. The remnants of Mount Charles Wood, south-west of Auchincruive House, is predominantly conifer with some mixed deciduous trees. " from: http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/gardenssearchmoreinfo/gardenssearchmoreinfo.htm?s=&PageID=2359&more_info=Landscape
Relationships with other parishes
Within Coylton, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Mount Mary
Head name
Mount Mary
Place
Mount Mary, Coylton
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
Mount Mary 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formMount Mary Head nameMount Mary PlaceMount Mary, Coylton 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.