Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkmichael, settlement, Dumbarton
Grid reference
NS 390 770 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
239000 677000
Latitude
55.95902901039803
Longitude
-4.579307029019903
County
Dunbartonshire
Nearby places
Kirkmichael, ~eccles., Dumbarton (0 miles)
Kilmalid, settlement Dumbarton (0.36 miles)
Dalmoak, Cardross (0.45 miles)
Cardross, parish (1.26 miles)
Dumbarton, parish (1.26 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR for the settlement is inferred from Blaeu 'Levinia' (1654).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dumbarton, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkmichael
Head name
Kirkmichael
Place
Kirkmichael, settlement, Dumbarton
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Kirkmichaell 1306, RMS
Historic formKirkmichaell Head nameKirkmichael PlaceKirkmichael, settlement, Dumbarton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, i, App. 2 no. 196 Date of citation1306 x 1329 Feature named in sourcelands 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
Kirkmichel 1315, RMS
Historic formKirkmichel Head nameKirkmichael PlaceKirkmichael, settlement, Dumbarton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, i no. 82 Date of citation1315 x 1321 Feature named in sourceterra Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
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
Kirkmichaell 1549, RMS
Historic formKirkmichaell Head nameKirkmichael PlaceKirkmichael, settlement, Dumbarton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, i, app. 2, no. 1040 Date of citation1549 x 1579 Feature named in sourcelands 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
Kirkmichell 1630, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formKirkmichell Head nameKirkmichael PlaceKirkmichael, settlement, Dumbarton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 197 Date of citation1630 x 1630 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Kirkmichel 1654, Blaeu
Historic formKirkmichel Head nameKirkmichael PlaceKirkmichael, settlement, Dumbarton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Levinia Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
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