Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilmuir, eccles., Kilmuir, Brechin
Grid reference
NO 590 600 (general (5km))
Six-figure easting & northing
359000 760000
Latitude
56.72999256209017
Longitude
-2.6701465633098844
County
Angus
Nearby places
Kilmuir, former parish, Brechin (0 miles)
St Michael's Mount, Brechin (0.19 miles)
Michael Den, Brechin (0.2 miles)
Brechin, parish (0.31 miles)
Burghill, former parish, Brechin (0.84 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The location of the kirk of the former parish of Kilmuir, now in Brechin, is unknown, so only a vague NGR is given.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Brechin, parish
Within Kilmuir, former parish, Brechin (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilmuir
Head name
Kilmuir
Place
Kilmuir, eccles., Kilmuir, Brechin
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
Historic formKilmor Head nameKilmuir PlaceKilmuir, eccles., Kilmuir, Brechin Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSHS Misc., vi, 52 Date of citation1275 x 1275 Feature named in sourceEcclesia de |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -
Historic formKelimur Head nameKilmuir PlaceKilmuir, eccles., Kilmuir, Brechin Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., i, no. 300 Date of citation1311 approx x 1328 |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Historic formKilmore Head nameKilmuir PlaceKilmuir, eccles., Kilmuir, Brechin Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 1123 Date of citation1473 x 1473 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
Ecclesie Beate Virginis Marie 1473, RMS
Historic formEcclesie Beate Virginis Marie Head nameKilmuir PlaceKilmuir, eccles., Kilmuir, Brechin Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 1123 Date of citation1473 x 1473 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 the Blessed Virgin (certain)
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