Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Yarrow, parish
Grid reference
NT 357 277 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
335700 627700
Latitude
55.538768577655226
Longitude
-3.01899756974902
Nearby places
Annan Street, Yarrow (0.59 miles)
Black Andrew, Selkirk (2.65 miles)
Kirkhope, modern parish (2.9 miles)
Black Andrew Wood, Selkirk (3 miles)
Kirkbride, settlement Traquair (4.22 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR is parish church built in 1640 to replace former ph ch at St Mary of the Lowes "by that time standing dilapidated in a remote and inconvenient spot near Kirkstead, overlooking St Mary's Loch" (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Rankilburn, former parish, Ettrick (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Contains Annan Street, Yarrow
Contains St Mary's Church (of the Lowes), Yarrow
Contains St Mary's Cottage, Yarrow
Contains St Mary's Loch, Yarrow
Parish TLA
YAR
County
Selkirkshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
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