Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Michael's Church, Dalgarnock, Closeburn
Grid reference
NX 875 936 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
287500 593600
Latitude
55.22374053614865
Longitude
-3.7688010959107894
Altitude (metres)
45
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Dalgarnock, former parish, Closeburn (0 miles)
St Ninian's Well, Dalgarnock, Closeburn (0.06 miles)
St Patrick's Well, Morton (0.83 miles)
Keir, modern parish (1.04 miles)
Penfillan, settlement, Keir (1.41 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records: Dalgarnock church, which was dedicated to St Michael, was granted to Holyrood Abbey in the time of William the Lion. The parish was annexed to Closeburn in 1606. Though the church has disappeared, the font is in the porch of Closeburn church. RCAHMS 1920, visited 1912
Relationships with other parishes
Within Closeburn, parish
Within Dalgarnock, former parish, Closeburn (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Michaelis
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Michaelis
Place
St Michael's Church, Dalgarnock, Closeburn
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ecclesiam Sancti Michaelis 1185, Holy. Lib.
Historic formEcclesiam Sancti Michaelis Head nameEcclesia Sancti Michaelis PlaceSt Michael's Church, Dalgarnock, Closeburn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceHoly. Lib., App. II, no. 8 Date of citation1185 x 1211 Notes on the context of this place-nameCartulary of Holyrood Abbey by Edinburgh. |
Associated person or bodyHolyrood Abbey Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Holy. Lib.
Source title
Liber Cartarum Sancte Crucis
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1840
Notes
Cartulary of Holyrood Abbey by Edinburgh.
Saints in this place-name
Michael (ns) (certain)
Michael, Archangel (certain)
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