Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary Magdalene's Church, Lochmaben
Grid reference
NY 081 825 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
308100 582500
Latitude
55.1282812865466
Longitude
-3.4414377203981794
Altitude (metres)
60
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Lochmaben, parish (0 miles)
Brydis-Chapell, settlement, Lochmaben (0.32 miles)
St Bride's Chapel, Lochmaben (0.32 miles)
St Thomas's Chapel, Lochmaben (1.59 miles)
Applegarth, parish (1.81 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This church was granted to the monks of Guisburgh in the twelfth century; pulled down in 1818. OS 6 inch 1st edn marks this place as the 'site of' the church. See NMRS for excavation and finds (a grave slab of thirteenth or fourteenth century, a long cist of slabs, late medieval pottery).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Lochmaben, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae Magdalenae
Head name
Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae Magdalenae
Place
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Lochmaben
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
Ecclesiam Sancte Marie Magdal
Historic formEcclesiam Sancte Marie Magdal Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae Magdalenae PlaceSt Mary Magdalene's Church, Lochmaben Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGlas. Reg., no. 96 Date of citation1202 x 1202 |
Source code
Glas. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Glasguense
Saints in this place-name
Mary Magdalene (ns) (certain)
Mary Magdalene (certain)
St Magdalene's Church
Head name
St Magdalene's Church
Place
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Lochmaben
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
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
St Magdalene's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Magdalene's Church Head nameSt Magdalene's Church PlaceSt Mary Magdalene's Church, Lochmaben Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Saints in this place-name
Mary Magdalene (ns) (certain)
Mary Magdalene (certain)
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