Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Port Mary, port, Rerrick
Grid reference
NX 752 453 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
275200 545300
Latitude
54.786954334286754
Longitude
-3.941001678361345
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
Rerrick, aka Dundrennan, parish (0.98 miles)
St Glassen's Well, Rerrick (1.08 miles)
Kirkcarswell, ~eccles. Rerrick (2.3 miles)
Kirkcarswell, settlement, Rerrick (2.43 miles)
Dunrod, former parish, Kirkcudbright (3.31 miles)
Object Classification
Coastal
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A natural harbour. The name may derive from the story about Mary Queen of Scots having sailed from here (see below) or an association with the Cistercians of Dundrennan Abbey to which a road seems to have run from the harbour. OS Maps also show Port Mary as a settlement-name, a Port Mary House at the head of the harbour, Port Mary Bridge and Port Mary Cottage.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Port Mary
Head name
Port Mary
Place
Port Mary, port, Rerrick
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
Port Mary 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPort Mary Head namePort Mary PlacePort Mary, port, Rerrick 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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