Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mungo, parish, aka Abermilk, Castlemilk
Grid reference
NY 127 756 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
312700 575600
Latitude
55.067119993216586
Longitude
-3.367193263899542
Nearby places
St Mungo's Church, St Mungo (0 miles)
St Mungo Ford, St Mungo's / Dalton (0.09 miles)
Dalton, aka Meikle Dalton, parish (1.33 miles)
St Bridget's Chapel, Dalton (1.86 miles)
Dalton Parva, former parish, Dalton (2.43 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other places
Contains St Mungo Ford, St Mungo's / Dalton
Contains St Mungo's Church, St Mungo
Contains St Mungo's Church, St Mungo
Parish details
St Mungo's formerly Abermilk or Castlemilk (Cowan 1967 29)
Parish TLA
STM
County
Dumfriesshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Castlemilk
Head name
Castlemilk
Place
St Mungo, parish, aka Abermilk, Castlemilk
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Castlemilc 1187, RRS ii
Historic formCastlemilc Head nameCastlemilk PlaceSt Mungo, parish, aka Abermilk, Castlemilk Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 260 Date of citation1187 x 1189 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
St Mungo
Head name
St Mungo
Place
St Mungo, parish, aka Abermilk, Castlemilk
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
St Mungo 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mungo Head nameSt Mungo PlaceSt Mungo, parish, aka Abermilk, Castlemilk SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid 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
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (certain)
Kentigern of Glasgow (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Derives from St Mungo's Church, St Mungo's Church, St Mungo
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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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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