Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Balornock, ~eccles., Glasgow
Grid reference
NS 610 680 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
261000 668000
Latitude
55.88508655472823
Longitude
-4.22254645719154
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
Balornock, settlement, Glasgow (0.58 miles)
St Rollox, ~eccles., Glasgow (0.96 miles)
St Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow (1.63 miles)
Glasgow, parish (1.63 miles)
St Nicholas's Hospital, Glasgow (1.73 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of the ecclesiastical site is inferred from the name, which seems to contain G both, which can mean 'church, chapel'. See Balornock, settlement, for early forms.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Glasgow, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Balornock
Head name
Balornock
Place
Balornock, ~eccles., Glasgow
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Possible
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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?
Yes
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Balornock, Balornock, settlement, Glasgow
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
Map Layers
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Satellite map:
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Satellite map with labels:
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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
