Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Dumbarton, parish
Grid reference
NS 397 751 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
239700 675100
Latitude
55.94220714846954
Longitude
-4.566975928479652
Nearby places
Cardross, parish (0.26 miles)
St Patrick's Chapel, in Castle, Dumbarton (0.45 miles)
Helenslee, settlement Cardross (0.75 miles)
Dalmoak, Cardross (1.23 miles)
Kirkmichael, settlement, Dumbarton (1.26 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR for Riverside Parish Church, apparently built on the site of the medieval kirk.
Relationships with other places
Contains Kilmalid, settlement Dumbarton
Contains Kilmalid, settlement Dumbarton
Contains Kirkmichael, ~eccles., Dumbarton
Contains Kirkmichael, settlement, Dumbarton
Contains Maryland, settlement Dumbarton
Parish TLA
DUM
County
Dunbartonshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Dumbarton
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Dumbarton
Place
Dumbarton, 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
Dumbartane 1560, Assumption
Historic formDumbartane This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameDumbarton PlaceDumbarton, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 573 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourcekirk of |
Associated person or bodyKilwinning 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
Place-name data
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