Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Nicholas's Church (modern), Lanark
Grid reference
NS 881 436 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
288100 643600
Latitude
55.6729905382837
Longitude
-3.7794771866751824
Altitude (metres)
200
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
St Nicholas Church (medieval), Lanark (0 miles)
St Mungo's Well, Lanark (0.09 miles)
St Leonard's Church (modern), Lanark (0.19 miles)
St Kentigern's Church, Lanark (0.45 miles)
Lanark, parish (0.45 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Site of a chapel of St Nicholas from the 13th century, which has now vanished, the present church of St Nicholas being built in 1774.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Lanark, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Nicholas Church
Head name
St Nicholas Church
Place
St Nicholas's Church (modern), Lanark
The status of this name is
Current
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Saints in this place-name
Nicholas (ns) (certain)
Nicholas, bishop of Myra (certain)
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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