Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Catrine, settlement, Sorn
Grid reference
NS 530 258 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
253000 625800
Latitude
55.503810635007454
Longitude
-4.327710929356554
Altitude (metres)
120
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
St Cuthbert's Holm, Catrine, Sorn (0.25 miles)
St Cuthbert's Well, Catrine, Sorn (0.33 miles)
Sorn, modern parish, aka Dalgain (1.36 miles)
Mauchline, parish (2.22 miles)
St Michael's Church, Mauchline (2.22 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Now a village, it is marked as a settlement on Blaeu and RMS v has some entries on it, as villa, and also Catherine-myln. There are many linked names, e.g. Catrine House (NS517251), Catrineshaw (NS531250).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Mauchline, parish (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Catrine
Head name
Catrine
Place
Catrine, settlement, Sorn
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Catrine 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCatrine Head nameCatrine PlaceCatrine, settlement, Sorn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Saints in this place-name
Catherine (ns) (doubtful)
Place-name data
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