Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Dumfries, parish
Grid reference
NX 975 756 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
297500 575600
Latitude
55.06421547476406
Longitude
-3.6051419193421226
Nearby places
St John's Land, settlement, Dumfries. (0 miles)
St Michael's Church, Dumfries (0 miles)
St Mary's Church, 19th cent. Dumfries (0.25 miles)
St Thomas's Chapel, Dumfries (0.31 miles)
Holy Rood Chapel, aka St Christopher's, Dumfries (0.37 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR for 'Old St Michael's Church', as discussed by NMRS (Canmore ID 65541). The dedication to Michael, however, is questionable.
Relationships with other places
Contains Holy Rood Chapel, aka St Christopher's, Dumfries
Contains Lady's Well, Dumfries
Contains Ladyfield, settlement, Dumfries
Contains St Catherine's Cottage, Dumfries
Contains St John's Land, settlement, Dumfries.
Contains St Lawrence's Chapel, Dumfries
Contains St Mary's Church, 19th cent. Dumfries
Contains St Michael's Church, Dumfries
Contains St Thomas's Chapel, Dumfries
Parish TLA
DFS
County
Dumfriesshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Dumfries
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Dumfries
Place
Dumfries, 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 formDunfres This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameDumfries PlaceDumfries, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 367 Date of citation1189 x 1195 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Historic formDonefres This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameDumfries PlaceDumfries, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSHS Misc., v, 100 Date of citation1274 x 1274 |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -
Drumfreis 1574, Assumption
Historic formDrumfreis This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameDumfries PlaceDumfries, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 229 Date of citation1574 x 1574 Feature named in sourcekirk of |
Associated person or bodyKelso Abbey Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
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
Historic formDumfries This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameDumfries PlaceDumfries, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 5 p119 Date of citation1793 x 1793 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
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