Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Church, Carnwath
Grid reference
NS 975 464 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
297500 646400
Latitude
55.70021703470106
Longitude
-3.631112571279978
Altitude (metres)
210
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
Carnwath, parish (0 miles)
Carstairs, parish (2.31 miles)
Libberton, parish LAN (2.44 miles)
Pettinain, parish (2.56 miles)
St Michael's Church, Covington (4.16 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS (Canmore ID 47620) records this as the former parish kirk, founded in 1386. The existing remains are part of the north transept, added circa 1425. It went out of use c.1799 and fell into decay, except for the north transept. Marked on OS Digimap: 'Remains of St Mary's Church'.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Carnwath, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mary's Church
Head name
St Mary's Church
Place
St Mary's Church, Carnwath
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 Mary's Ch. 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Ch. Head nameSt Mary's Church PlaceSt Mary's Church, Carnwath 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) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)