Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Chirmorie, settlement, Colmonell
Grid reference
NX 208 768 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
220800 576800
Latitude
55.05324632677378
Longitude
-4.805749734419731
Altitude (metres)
215
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Kilmoray, relief, Ballantrae (3.8 miles)
Kildonan, ~eccles., Colmonell AYR (4.08 miles)
Kildonan, settlement, Colmonell AYR (4.08 miles)
Kilantringan, eccles., Colmonell AYR (4.12 miles)
Kilantringan, settlement, Colmonell AYR (4.28 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OS Digimap shows nearby Chirmorie Loch, Chirmorie Cairn and Wee Chirmorie.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Colmonell, parish AYR
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Chirmorie
Head name
Chirmorie
Place
Chirmorie, settlement, Colmonell
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
Chirmorie 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formChirmorie Head nameChirmorie PlaceChirmorie, settlement, Colmonell 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) (maybe)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (maybe)
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
