Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Martin's Church, Castleton
Grid reference
NY 508 898 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
350800 589800
Latitude
55.19996098336013
Longitude
-2.77306002038848
Altitude (metres)
140
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Castleton, parish, aka Liddesdale (0 miles)
Ladyhaugh, Castleton (1.07 miles)
Lady's Scar, Castleton (1.31 miles)
Ettleton, former parish, Castleton (3.11 miles)
Lady's Sike, Castleton (3.87 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Nothing remains of the old church, which was taken down in 1808. The graveyard in which it stood is still in use (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Martin's Church
Head name
St Martin's Church
Place
St Martin's Church, Castleton
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Probable
The status of this name is
Current
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
Martin (ns) (certain)
Martin of Tours (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
