Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Church (of the Lowes), Yarrow
Grid reference
NT 254 236 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
325400 623600
Latitude
55.50046607862732
Longitude
-3.18108718041072
County
Selkirkshire
Nearby places
St Mary's Loch, Yarrow (0.59 miles)
St Mary's Cottage, Yarrow (2.11 miles)
Rodono Chapel, Ettrick (3.33 miles)
Ladyside, settlement, Kirkhope (5.08 miles)
Ettrick, parish (5.66 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
On the shore of St Mary's Loch, this is the original site of the parish kirk of Yarrow. It was known as St Mary's 'de Foresta', or 'of the Lowes', or 'of Farmainishop'. Modern OS gives this as "St Mary's Kirkyard" This is the likely site (somewhere in the vicinity) of the original parish church of St Mary of the Lowes, which became absorbed into Yarrow in the 17th century, along with complex changes involving also the parishes of Ettrick and Rankilburn (see OPS I, 248). The early names of that parish church have been assigned here, as they belong here rather than the parish church at Yarrow, which dates only to 1640. For extensive early forms, see OPS I, 248. See NMRS for location and description of the site, including a burial of 1699.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Yarrow, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Mary's Loch, Yarrow
Names
4 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Beatae Mariae de Fairmanishop
Head name
Ecclesia Beatae Mariae de Fairmanishop
Place
St Mary's Church (of the Lowes), Yarrow
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ecclesia Beate Marie de Fairmanishop 1292, OPS
Historic formEcclesia Beate Marie de Fairmanishop Head nameEcclesia Beatae Mariae de Fairmanishop PlaceSt Mary's Church (of the Lowes), Yarrow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOPS, i, p. 248 Date of citation1292 x 1292 Notes on the context of this place-name3 vols., but called vols. 1 and 2, with 2 consisteing of 2 parts. See Barrow 1998, 54-5 in Taylor 1998. |
Source code
OPS
Author
C. Innes and J. Brichan
Source title
Origines Parochiales Scotiae
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
I & II1 & 2.
Year
1851-5
Notes
3 vols., but called vols. 1 and 2, with 2 consisteing of 2 parts. See Barrow 1998, 54-5 in Taylor 1998.
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae de Foresta
Head name
Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae de Foresta
Place
St Mary's Church (of the Lowes), Yarrow
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 Marie in Foresta 1554, RMS
Historic formEcclesia Marie in Foresta Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae de Foresta PlaceSt Mary's Church (of the Lowes), Yarrow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, i, app. 2, no. 1039 Date of citation1554 x 1579 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
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Lady Kirk
Head name
Lady Kirk
Place
St Mary's Church (of the Lowes), Yarrow
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Ladie Kirk of the Low 1564, RSS
Historic formLadie Kirk of the Low Head nameLady Kirk PlaceSt Mary's Church (of the Lowes), Yarrow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRSS, v, no. 1635 Date of citation1564 x 1564 |
Source code
RSS
Source title
Registrum Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum
Editors
M.Livingstone et al.
Year
1908-
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Lady, Our Lady (certain)
St Mary's Church
Head name
St Mary's Church
Place
St Mary's Church (of the Lowes), Yarrow
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
St. Mary Kirk of the Lochs 1649, Geog. Coll. III
Historic formSt. Mary Kirk of the Lochs Head nameSt Mary's Church PlaceSt Mary's Church (of the Lowes), Yarrow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. III, 165 Date of citation1649 x 1649 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. III
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchel and James Toshach Clark
Series
Scottish History Society
Year
1908
St Mary's kirk 1793, OSA
Historic formSt Mary's kirk Head nameSt Mary's Church PlaceSt Mary's Church (of the Lowes), Yarrow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vii, 507 Date of citation1793 x 1793 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Mary's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mary's Chapel Head nameSt Mary's Church PlaceSt Mary's Church (of the Lowes), Yarrow 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, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
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