Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Nicholas Rock, Ayr
Grid reference
NS 326 225 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
232600 622500
Latitude
55.4676255506142
Longitude
-4.6483878436173836
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Ayr, parish (0.44 miles)
St John the Baptist's Church, Ayr (0.53 miles)
Friars Well, Ayr (0.83 miles)
Auld Kirk of Ayr, Ayr (0.83 miles)
Maryborough, MPK, Ayrshire (1.82 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Ayr, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Nicholas Rock
Head name
St Nicholas Rock
Place
St Nicholas Rock, Ayr
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
St Nicholas Rock 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Nicholas Rock Head nameSt Nicholas Rock PlaceSt Nicholas Rock, Ayr 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
Nicholas (ns) (certain)
Nicholas, bishop of Myra (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
