Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Michael's Hill, Stirling
Grid reference
NS 800 934 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
280000 693400
Latitude
56.11830334431908
Longitude
-3.9302941062307557
Nearby places
St Ninian's Chapel, St Ninians or Stirling (0.35 miles)
St Ninian's Well, Stirling (0.35 miles)
St Mary's Wynd, Stirling (0.5 miles)
St John Street, Stirling (0.51 miles)
Stirling, parish (0.53 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It was granted, with various other lands, to the Dominican friars c. 1560. It lay beside the Burgh Mill. It was among lands rented by Andrew MacNeill, prior of the Dominicans of Stirling, to Alexander Erskin of 'Cangnoir' and Margaret Home, his wife. RSS v no.793 (1560).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Stirling, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Michael's Hill
Head name
St Michael's Hill
Place
St Michael's Hill, Stirling
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Sanct Michaellis Hill 1560, RSS
Historic formSanct Michaellis Hill Head nameSt Michael's Hill PlaceSt Michael's Hill, Stirling Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRSS, v no. 793 Date of citation1560 x 1560 |
Source code
RSS
Source title
Registrum Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum
Editors
M.Livingstone et al.
Year
1908-
Sanct Michaellis Hill 1560, Stirling Charters
Historic formSanct Michaellis Hill Head nameSt Michael's Hill PlaceSt Michael's Hill, Stirling Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceStirling Charters, no. 44 (p. 91) Date of citation1560 x 1560 |
Source code
Stirling Charters
Source title
Charters and other documents relating to the Royal Burgh of Stirling
Editors
R. Renwick
Year
1884
Saints in this place-name
Michael (ns) (certain)
Michael, Archangel (certain)
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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