Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cavers Parva (aka Kirkton?), former parish, Cavers
Grid reference
NT 540 139 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
354000 613900
Latitude
55.41683298251625
Longitude
-2.726733411164489
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Cavers (Magna), parish (0.99 miles)
St Mary's Church, Hawick (2.43 miles)
Hawick, parish (2.43 miles)
Wilton, former parish, Hawick (2.49 miles)
Ladylaw, Hawick (2.68 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR is given for Kirkton parish kirk, on the assumption (not absolutely certain) that Kirkton is the later name for the parish of Cavers Parva.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Cavers (Magna), parish
Parish TLA
CPX
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Cavers Parva
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Cavers Parva
Place
Cavers Parva (aka Kirkton?), former parish, Cavers
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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Parua Cauers 1274, SHS Misc.
Historic formParua Cauers This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameCavers Parva PlaceCavers Parva (aka Kirkton?), former parish, Cavers Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSHS Misc., v, 88 Date of citation1274 x 1274 |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -
Kirkton
Head name
Kirkton
Place
Cavers Parva (aka Kirkton?), former parish, Cavers
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Probable
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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
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