Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Giles's Church, Dundonald
Grid reference
NS 366 342 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
236600 634200
Latitude
55.57401168200144
Longitude
-4.592078061372467
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Dundonald, parish AYR (0 miles)
Symington, parish, AYR (2.03 miles)
Dreghorn, parish (2.65 miles)
Inchgotrick, Riccarton (2.92 miles)
St Inan's Well, Irvine (3.08 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The site of the medieval parish kirk of Dundonald. See NMRS for notes on the church and burial ground.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dundonald, parish AYR
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Egidii
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Egidii
Place
St Giles's Church, Dundonald
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
Saints in this place-name
Giles (ns) (certain)
Giles, hermit (certain)
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:
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