Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ardmory House, North Bute
Grid reference
NS 082 666 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
208200 666600
Latitude
55.85440482010061
Longitude
-5.0646330057218485
Altitude (metres)
35
County
Bute
Nearby places
St Bride's Chapel, Rothesay (Bute) (1.12 miles)
Columshill, Rothesay (Bute) (1.27 miles)
Cranslagmory, North Bute (1.34 miles)
Ardmaleish, North Bute (1.61 miles)
Ladykirk, St Mary's Church, Rothesay (Bute) (1.81 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is now the site of the Ardmory House Hotel. See Márkus 2012, 282 for discussion.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kingarth, parish (Bute) (formerly)
Within North Bute, modern parish
Within Rothesay, parish (Bute) (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ardmory House
Head name
Ardmory House
Place
Ardmory House, North Bute
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Ardmory House 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formArdmory House Head nameArdmory House PlaceArdmory House, North Bute 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
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (maybe) The commemoration of Mary, if that is what this represents, would have been associated with the 'ard' (point) rather than with the house.
Mary the Blessed Virgin (maybe)
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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