Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Beith, parish
Grid reference
NS 348 539 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
234800 653900
Latitude
55.75024791729565
Longitude
-4.632448958357335
Nearby places
Kilbirnie Loch, Kilbirnie (1.25 miles)
St Bridget's Chapel, Beith (1.57 miles)
St Bridget's Well, Beith (1.57 miles)
St Inan's Chair, Beith (1.67 miles)
St Inan's Well, Beith (1.7 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR for the site of Beith Old Parish Church, which NMRS records was 'built on the site of St Inan's Chapel, probably shortly after the Reformation'.
Relationships with other places
Contains St Bridget's Chapel, Beith
Contains St Bridget's Well, Beith
Contains St Inan's Chair, Beith
Contains St Inan's Chair, Beith
Contains St Inan's Well, Beith
Contains St Inan's Well, Beith
Parish details
Beith
Parish TLA
BEH
County
Ayrshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Parish notes
The parsonage was appropriated to Kilwinning Abbey before 1286, in which year Robert bp. of Glasgow granted the vicarage to the monks, a transaction which was confirmed in 1333, and so continued (CPL ii, 310-11, 383; Vet. Mon. 248, 255; RSS 62, 147; MS Rental Book, 61, cited Chalmers, Caledonia vi, 557). Cowan 1967, 16. Part of Beith BEH lay in Renfrewshire. In 1891 these parts were placed in Ayrshire, so that the whole parish lay in AYR. The subjects transferred were: Blae Lochside and Shutterflat, Greenend, Shutterflat, Brownhill and part of Shutterflat. See Shennan 1892, 296. Two charters relating to lands of Giffen (all identifiable lands are in Beith parish BEH): James Lovell laird of Geffyn feus to Sir William Oliphant the following lands in J. L.’s tenement of Geffyn to wit: Mikylheyheuid’ [Meikle Heichheid/Highhead], Litilheheuid’ [Little Heichheid/Highhead], Hesliheuid [Hessilhead], Bygyard [Biggart], and Corsfled. 1325 RRS v no. 281 Lordship of Gyffin held by Hugh Montgumry consists of: Heichedis [Heichheids/Highheads], Heslyhedis [Hessilhead] and Bawgray [Balgray], Rouchwod [Roughwood] and Braidstanewarde, Braidstane [Broadstone], Ovirtoun, Begart [Biggart], Rammishede and Littillheichede [Little Heichheid]. 1505 RMS ii no. 2849.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Beith
Head name
Beith
Place
Beith, 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
Historic formBeythe Head nameBeith PlaceBeith, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRPS, 1633/6/199 Date of citation1633 x 1633 |
Source code
RPS
Source title
Records of Parliament of Scotland