Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Crossmungo Moss, Langholm
Grid reference
NY 343 836 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
334300 583600
Latitude
55.1423325681945
Longitude
-3.030838321365243
Altitude (metres)
130
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Wauchope, former parish, Langholm (0.78 miles)
Langholm, modern parish (1.22 miles)
St Bride's Chapel, Langholm (2.1 miles)
Staplegorton, former parish, Langholm (2.73 miles)
Mungo's Faulds, Canonbie (4.17 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Vegetation
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The moss is about 1 km SW of the site of the former parish kirk of Wauchope.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Langholm, modern parish
Within Wauchope, former parish, Langholm (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Crossmungo Moss
Head name
Crossmungo Moss
Place
Crossmungo Moss, Langholm
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
Crossmungo Moss 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCrossmungo Moss Head nameCrossmungo Moss PlaceCrossmungo Moss, Langholm 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
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (probable)
Kentigern of Glasgow (probable)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
