Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Johnshill, settlement Lochwinoch
Grid reference
NS 355 593 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
235500 659300
Latitude
55.79896018459022
Longitude
-4.624565195403899
County
Renfrewshire
Nearby places
Lochwinnoch, parish (0.12 miles)
St Winnock's Church or chapel, Lochwinnoch (0.12 miles)
Dun Connel, Lochwinnoch (1.49 miles)
St Bride's Chapel, Kilbarchan (1.61 miles)
St Bride's Burn, Lochwinnoch/Kilbarchan (1.67 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Nearby lay Johnshill Well (NS355593) and Johnshill Cottage (NS356595), neither of which is named on OS Digimap. Only the 1839 form, an advert for a ploughing competition, suggests that the name referred to Saint John - though which saint of that name was meant is not known.
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Johnshill
Head name
Johnshill
Place
Johnshill, settlement Lochwinoch
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Sanct John's Hill 1839
Historic formSanct John's Hill Head nameJohnshill PlaceJohnshill, settlement Lochwinoch Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1839 x 1839 |
Sanct John's Hill 1839
Historic formSanct John's Hill Head nameJohnshill PlaceJohnshill, settlement Lochwinoch Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1839 x 1839 |
Author
Taylor, Simon
Source title
Iona Abbots in Scottish Place-Names
Editors
Dauvit Broun and Thomas Owen Clancy
Pages
35-70
Volume
Spes Scotorum, Hope of Scots:
Year
1999
Sanct John's Hill 1839
Historic formSanct John's Hill Head nameJohnshill PlaceJohnshill, settlement Lochwinoch Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1839 x 1839 |
Johnshill 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formJohnshill Head nameJohnshill PlaceJohnshill, settlement Lochwinoch 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
John (ns) (probable)
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