Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Marjory's Church, Dornock
Grid reference
NY 230 659 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
323000 565900
Latitude
54.98166750969
Longitude
-3.203314835435971
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Dornock, parish (0 miles)
St Columba's Church, Annan (2.01 miles)
Annan, parish (2.39 miles)
Lady Well, Annan (2.43 miles)
Helen's Well, Kirkpatrick Fleming (3.61 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is the medieval parish church of Dornock, and three recumbent coped stones lie in the kirkyard of 12th or 13th century date. NMRS records, in addition, anent the dedication, 'The pre-Reformation church, traditionally dedicated to St. Marjory, was taken down when the present parish church (NY26NW 4.00) was built in 1793. It stood in the churchyard, about a chain south of, and immediately behind, the present church. Name Book 1857'.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dornock, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Marjory's Church
Head name
St Marjory's Church
Place
St Marjory's Church, Dornock
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
St Marjory's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Marjory's Church Head nameSt Marjory's Church PlaceSt Marjory's Church, Dornock 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.
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as St Marjory's Cross, St Marjory's Cross, Dornock/Annan
Place-name data
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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