Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Mahago Rig, relief, New Cumnock
Grid reference
NS 662 068 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
266200 606800
Latitude
55.33697429086809
Longitude
-4.1097406406641515
Altitude (metres)
505
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Little Dalhanna, settlement, New Cumnock (3.82 miles)
Connel Park, settlement, New Cumnock (4.92 miles)
Connelburn, settlement, New Cumnock (5 miles)
New Cumnock, modern parish (5.01 miles)
St Bride's Bank, New Cumnock (5.02 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within New Cumnock, modern parish
Within Old Cumnock, parish aka Cumnock (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Mahago Rig
Head name
Mahago Rig
Place
Mahago Rig, relief, New Cumnock
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Mahago Rig 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formMahago Rig Head nameMahago Rig PlaceMahago Rig, relief, New Cumnock 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.
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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