Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mary's Abbey, Sweetheart, New Abbey
Grid reference
NX 964 662 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
296400 566200
Latitude
54.97954146513409
Longitude
-3.6189527232139063
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
St Mary's Church, modern, New Abbey (0.18 miles)
Maryfield, settlement, New Abbey (0.37 miles)
Peter's Cairn, Troqueer (0.92 miles)
Martingirth, settlement, Troqueer (1.06 miles)
New Abbey, parish, aka Lochkindeloch (1.3 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae
Head name
Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae
Place
St Mary's Abbey, Sweetheart, New Abbey
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Ecclesie Sancte Marie 1360, RRS vi
Historic formEcclesie Sancte Marie Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae PlaceSt Mary's Abbey, Sweetheart, New Abbey Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS vi, no. 235 Date of citation1360 x 1360 |
Source code
RRS vi
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, vol. vi
Editors
Bruce Webster
Year
1982
Saints in this place-name
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
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