Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Machutus' Church, Wigtown
Grid reference
NX 435 555 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
243500 555500
Latitude
54.86966017294741
Longitude
-4.439100920244498
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Wigtown, parish (0 miles)
St Ninian's Bridge, Wigtown (1.5 miles)
St Ninian's Well, Wigtown (1.5 miles)
Kirkinner, aka Carnesmole, parish (2.65 miles)
Kirkinner, eccles., Kirkinner (2.65 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
These are the remains of the former parish church, built 1730 on the foundations of a thirteenth- (or possible twelfth-) century church. An apparently Norman font reported in 1849 has subsequently disappeared (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Wigtown, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Machuti
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Machuti
Place
St Machutus' Church, Wigtown
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ecclesiam Sancti Mathuri 1325, RMS
Historic formEcclesiam Sancti Mathuri Head nameEcclesia Sancti Machuti PlaceSt Machutus' Church, Wigtown Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, i, App. 1, no. 20 Date of citation1325 x 1325 Feature named in sourcechurch Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Associated person or bodyEdward de Bruis Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain Associated person or bodyRobert I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
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
ecclesiam Sancti Macuti 1325, RRS v
Historic formecclesiam Sancti Macuti Head nameEcclesia Sancti Machuti PlaceSt Machutus' Church, Wigtown Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS v, no. 275 Date of citation1325 x 1325 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyRobert I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain Associated person or bodyEdward de Bruis Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS v
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum vol.v
Editors
A.A.M. Duncan
Secondary Title
Acts of Robert I
Year
1988
ecclesiam S. Macuti 1451, RMS
Historic formecclesiam S. Macuti Head nameEcclesia Sancti Machuti PlaceSt Machutus' Church, Wigtown Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 461 Date of citation1451 x 1451 Feature named in sourcechurch 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
St Machutus' Church
Head name
St Machutus' Church
Place
St Machutus' Church, Wigtown
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
Church of St Machute 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formChurch of St Machute Head nameSt Machutus' Church PlaceSt Machutus' Church, Wigtown 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
Machutus (ns) (certain)
Machutus (certain)
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