Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkmichael, eccles. Kirkmichael (KML) AYR
Grid reference
NS 345 089 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
234500 608900
Latitude
55.34618105576331
Longitude
-4.610298080650297
Altitude (metres)
55
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Kirkmichael, parish KML, AYR Carrick (0 miles)
Kirkmichael, settlement, Kirkmichael AYR (0.44 miles)
Dalhowan, settlement, Kirkmichael KML AYR (2.09 miles)
Kileekie, settlement, Kirkmichael AYR (2.28 miles)
Kilhenzie, settlement, Maybole (2.33 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR is modern parish church (1787) which is on the site of the medieval one. It has spawned a cluster of associated names (Kirkmichael Arms, Mains, House) on OS 6" 1st edn. There are no remains of the old church (NMRS, Canmore ID 41535).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkmichael
Head name
Kirkmichael
Place
Kirkmichael, eccles. Kirkmichael (KML) AYR
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
Sancti Michaelis Muntduff 1470, RMS
Historic formSancti Michaelis Muntduff Head nameKirkmichael PlaceKirkmichael, eccles. Kirkmichael (KML) AYR Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 1010 Date of citation1470 x 1470 Feature named in sourceparish Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Kirkmichael 1696, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formKirkmichael Head nameKirkmichael PlaceKirkmichael, eccles. Kirkmichael (KML) AYR Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 11 Date of citation1696 x 1696 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Kirkmichael 1752, Roy
Historic formKirkmichael Head nameKirkmichael PlaceKirkmichael, eccles. Kirkmichael (KML) AYR Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRoy Date of citation1752 x 1755 Notes on the context of this place-nameDate for Scotland north of a line from Glasgow to Edinburgh - survey done 1749-52; presented to the king in 1755. For more details see The Early Maps of Scotland 1, 108-9. Note the existence of protracted and fair copies for parts of Scotland. See also full discussion in Whittington, G., 1986i, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part One), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (1), 18-28; and: Whittington, G., 1986ii, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part Two), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (2), 66-73. |
Source code
Roy
Source title
Military Map of Scotland
Editors
General Roy
Year
1749- 1755
Notes
Date for Scotland north of a line from Glasgow to Edinburgh - survey done 1749-52; presented to the king in 1755. For more details see The Early Maps of Scotland 1, 108-9. Note the existence of protracted and fair copies for parts of Scotland. See also full discussion in Whittington, G., 1986i, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part One), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (1), 18-28; and: Whittington, G., 1986ii, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part Two), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (2), 66-73.
Saints in this place-name
Michael (ns) (certain)
Michael, Archangel (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kirkmichael, Kirkmichael, settlement, Kirkmichael AYR
Is source of Kirkmichael, Kirkmichael, parish KML, AYR Carrick
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