Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Stair, modern parish
Grid reference
NS 439 236 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
243900 623600
Latitude
55.48123683037386
Longitude
-4.470424403783412
Nearby places
Annbank, Tarbolton (2.22 miles)
Tarbolton, parish (2.24 miles)
Coylton, parish (2.95 miles)
Oswald's Bridge, AYR (3.3 miles)
Fail, monastery, Tarbolton (3.32 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for Stair Parish kirk
Relationships with other parishes
Within Ochiltree, parish (formerly)
Parish details
Stair formerly part of Ochiltree OCH, erected as a distinct parish in 1690 (RPS 1609/4/153).
Parish TLA
STA
County
Ayrshire
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Stair
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Stair
Place
Stair, modern parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Place-name data
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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
