Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cavers (Magna), parish
Grid reference
NT 540 155 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
354000 615500
Latitude
55.43121037948088
Longitude
-2.7269974874048746
Altitude (metres)
190
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Cavers Parva (aka Kirkton?), former parish, Cavers (0.99 miles)
St Kentigern's Church, Hassendean, Minto (1.69 miles)
Hassendean, former parish, Minto (1.69 miles)
Wilton, former parish, Hawick (2.36 miles)
St Mary's Church, Hawick (2.53 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR is medieval parish church, now on Cavers estate. Apparently 12th century but rebuilt in 1662. According to NMRS (who call it "St Cuthbert's Church"), it was dedicated to St Cuthbert, but the evidence is not clear.
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Cavers Parva (aka Kirkton?), former parish, Cavers
Within Teviothead, modern parish
parts of
Relationships with other places
Contains Spittal-on-Rule, eccl., Cavers
Contains St Mary's Chapel, Teviothead
Parish TLA
CAV
County
Roxburghshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cavers (Magna)
Caveris 1560, Assumption
Historic formCaveris Head nameCavers (Magna) PlaceCavers (Magna), parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 209 Date of citation1560 x 1570 |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995