Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Dreghorn, parish
Grid reference
NS 351 382 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
235100 638200
Latitude
55.60941442263095
Longitude
-4.618236609420429
Nearby places
Brydskirk, Irvine (1.37 miles)
Pierston, former parish, Dreghorn (1.43 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Irvine (1.81 miles)
St Mary's Church, Irvine (1.81 miles)
Irvine, parish AYR (1.81 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Pierston, former parish, Dreghorn
Relationships with other places
Contains Kilmaurs Mains, Dreghorn
Parish TLA
DRE
County
Ayrshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Dreghorn
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Dreghorn
Place
Dreghorn, 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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Dreghorne 1560, Assumption
Historic formDreghorne This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameDreghorn PlaceDreghorn, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 576 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
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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