Saints in Scottish Place-Names

Tormitchell, settlement, Girvan

Grid reference

NX 230 945 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

223000 594500

Latitude

55.21291822246772

Longitude

-4.782385780381408

Altitude (metres)

135

County

Ayrshire

Nearby places

Pinmerry, settlement, Girvan (0.65 miles)

Kirkdominae, eccles., Barr (1.77 miles)

Kilpatrick, settlement, Girvan (2.58 miles)

Barr, modern parish (2.8 miles)

Kilkerran, ~eccles, Dailly/Dalmakeran (3 miles)

Object Classification

Settlement

Is linear feature?

Relationships with other parishes

Within Girvan, parish

Names

1 head-name linked to this place

Tormitchell

Head name

Tormitchell

Place

Tormitchell, settlement, Girvan

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?

Tormichell 1533, RMS

Historic form

Tormichell

Head name

Tormitchell

Place

Tormitchell, settlement, Girvan

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

RMS, iii no. 1290

Date of citation

1533 x 1533

Notes on the context of this place-name

Reprinted 1984

Source code

RMS

Source title

Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)

Editors

J.M.Thomson et al.

Volume

1-11

Year

1882-1914

Notes

Reprinted 1984

Tormichell 1541, RMS

Historic form

Tormichell

Head name

Tormitchell

Place

Tormitchell, settlement, Girvan

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

RMS, iii no. 2400

Date of citation

1541 x 1541

Notes on the context of this place-name

Reprinted 1984

Source code

RMS

Source title

Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)

Editors

J.M.Thomson et al.

Volume

1-11

Year

1882-1914

Notes

Reprinted 1984

Tormitchel 1654, Blaeu

Historic form

Tormitchel

Head name

Tormitchell

Place

Tormitchell, settlement, Girvan

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Blaeu, South Carrick

Date of citation

1654 x 1654

Source code

Blaeu

Source title

Atlas Novus

Editors

and publisher: Johan Blaeu

Year

1654

Tramitchell 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.

Historic form

Tramitchell

Head name

Tormitchell

Place

Tormitchell, settlement, Girvan

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

OS 6 inch first edn.

Date of citation

1843 x 1882

Notes on the context of this place-name

Mid 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

Michael (ns) (maybe)

Michael, Archangel (maybe)

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Tormitchell, settlement, Girvan

Grid reference

Six-figure easting & northing

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Nearby places

Object Classification

Is linear feature?

Relationships with other parishes

Names

Tormitchell

Head name

Place

Certainty that this name applies to this place

The status of this name is

Is this a current OS form? ?

Is this the original referent of the place?

Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?

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Place

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Source

Date of citation

Notes on the context of this place-name

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Source title

Editors

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Year

Notes

Historic form

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Source

Date of citation

Notes on the context of this place-name

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Source title

Editors

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Year

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Historic form

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Certainty that this name applies to this place

Source

Date of citation

Source code

Source title

Editors

Year

Historic form

Head name

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Certainty that this name applies to this place

Source

Date of citation

Notes on the context of this place-name

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