Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mungo's Kirk, Baro, Garvald & Baro
Grid reference
NT 557 705 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
355700 670500
Latitude
55.925571894640356
Longitude
-2.709015827351746
Altitude (metres)
130
County
East Lothian
Nearby places
Baro, former parish, Garvald & Baro (0 miles)
Morham, parish (1.24 miles)
St Nicholas Chapel, Duncanlaw, Yester (1.88 miles)
Garvald & Bara, parish (2.06 miles)
Garvald, former parish, Garvald & Baro (2.06 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
An earlier suggestion of the dedication of this kirk is found circa 1340 in the detail: 'reddendo singulis annis ... in villa de Barw in festo Sancti Kentigerni' (Yester Writs no. 24).
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mungo's Kirk
Head name
St Mungo's Kirk
Place
St Mungo's Kirk, Baro, Garvald & Baro
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Sanct Mongo Kyrk 1500, Yester Writs
Historic formSanct Mongo Kyrk Head nameSt Mungo's Kirk PlaceSt Mungo's Kirk, Baro, Garvald & Baro Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceYester Writs, no. 244 Date of citation1500 x 1500 |
Source code
Yester Writs
Source title
Calendar of Writs preserved at Yester House 1166-1503
Editors
C.C.H. Harvey, J. Macleod
Series
Scottish Record Society
Year
1930
Saints in this place-name
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (certain)
Kentigern of Glasgow (certain)
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