Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Abbey, Saddell & Skipness
Grid reference
NR 784 320 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
178400 632000
Latitude
55.531305747391926
Longitude
-5.51187606223542
Altitude (metres)
25
County
Argyllshire
Nearby places
Our Lady's Lands, Saddell and Skipness (0.25 miles)
Kildonan, settlement, Campbeltown, Kintyre (2.44 miles)
Kildonan, ~eccles. Campbeltown (2.95 miles)
Kilkeddan, ~eccles. Campbeltown (3.61 miles)
Kilkeddan, settlement Campbeltown (4.03 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
In 1630 the lands belonging to the abbey (which was 'dedicate to our B: Ladie') are referred to as 'Our Ladies lands'.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Saddell & Skipness, parish
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Monasterium Beatae Mariae Virginis
Head name
Monasterium Beatae Mariae Virginis
Place
St Mary's Abbey, Saddell & Skipness
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Saints in this place-name
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
