Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Kentigern's Church, Hassendean, Minto
Grid reference
NT 544 182 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
354400 618200
Latitude
55.45550958530164
Longitude
-2.72111862148341
Altitude (metres)
80
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Hassendean, former parish, Minto (0 miles)
Cavers (Magna), parish (1.69 miles)
Minto Old Parish Church (2.12 miles)
Minto, parish (2.12 miles)
Cavers Parva (aka Kirkton?), former parish, Cavers (2.68 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Hassendean, former parish, Minto (formerly)
Within Minto, parish
Within Minto, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Kentigerni
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Kentigerni
Place
St Kentigern's Church, Hassendean, Minto
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?
Yes
Ecclesiam Sancti Kentegerni Episcopi 1193, Chron. Melrose
Historic formEcclesiam Sancti Kentegerni Episcopi Head nameEcclesia Sancti Kentigerni PlaceSt Kentigern's Church, Hassendean, Minto Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceChron. Melrose, 1193, fol. 25v Date of citation1193 x 1193 Notes on the context of this place-nameFacsimile Edition |
Source code
Chron. Melrose
Source title
The Chronicle of Melrose
Editors
A. O. Anderson et al.
Secondary Title
Facsimile Edition
Year
1936
Notes
Facsimile Edition
Saints in this place-name
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (certain)
Kentigern of Glasgow (certain)
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