Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Hobkirk, eccles., Hobkirk
Grid reference
NT 587 109 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
358700 610900
Latitude
55.390293379002586
Longitude
-2.6520419181123667
Altitude (metres)
145
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Hobkirk, parish aka Roule (0 miles)
Lady's Well, Abbotrule, Southdean (1.8 miles)
Abbotrule, former parish (1.86 miles)
Abbotrule Church, eccl., Southdean (1.86 miles)
Southdean, parish (2.89 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The site of Hobkirk contains both the modern parish church from 1869, and the ruins of the early modern church, likely built on medieval site, from ?17th century. NMRS Canmore ID: 55330
Relationships with other parishes
Within Hobkirk, parish aka Roule
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Hobkirk Parish Church
Head name
Hobkirk Parish Church
Place
Hobkirk, eccles., Hobkirk
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
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:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
