Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Michael's Church, Gordon
Grid reference
NT 644 431 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
364400 643100
Latitude
55.68008914970775
Longitude
-2.5661977886796565
Altitude (metres)
175
County
Berwickshire
Nearby places
Gordon, parish (0 miles)
St Oswald's Well, Gordon (0.26 miles)
Westruther, parish, aka Bassendean WRR (1.83 miles)
Legerwood, parish (3.1 miles)
Ladywell, settlement Legerwood (3.72 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existing building is entirely modern, but in the nineteenth century a pit was discovered (beneath the kirk?) containing large numbers of human skulls, thigh bones and complete skeletons (NMRS Canmore ID 57381).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Gordon, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Michael's Church
Head name
St Michael's Church
Place
St Michael's Church, Gordon
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
Saints in this place-name
Michael (ns) (certain)
Michael, Archangel (certain)
Place-name data
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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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