Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Collegiate Church, Maybole
Grid reference
NS 301 098 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
230100 609800
Latitude
55.35275923903882
Longitude
-4.680157921281468
Altitude (metres)
70
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
St Cuthbert's Church, Maybole (0.09 miles)
Maybole, parish (0.09 miles)
St John's Cottage, Maybole (0.42 miles)
Ladycross, Maybole (0.92 miles)
Ladycross Well, Maybole (1.05 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Founded as a chapel in 1371 by John Kennedy of Dunure, and as a collegiate church before February 1382. The present building seems to date largely from the fifteenth century, a roofless ruin (NMRS). Note the proximity of this place to the parish kirk.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Maybole, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Collegiata Beatae Virginis Mariae
Head name
Ecclesia Collegiata Beatae Virginis Mariae
Place
St Mary's Collegiate Church, Maybole
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ecclesia Collegiata Beate Marie Virginis 1516, Glas. Reg.
Historic formEcclesia Collegiata Beate Marie Virginis Head nameEcclesia Collegiata Beatae Virginis Mariae PlaceSt Mary's Collegiate Church, Maybole Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGlas. Reg., no. 492 Date of citation1516 x 1516 |
Source code
Glas. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Glasguense
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
St Mary's Collegiate Church
Head name
St Mary's Collegiate Church
Place
St Mary's Collegiate Church, Maybole
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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (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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