Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Lawmarnock, settlement Kilbarchan
Grid reference
NS 377 633 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
237700 663300
Latitude
55.835611215864155
Longitude
-4.591892358850377
Altitude (metres)
130
County
Renfrewshire
Nearby places
St Catherine's Chapel, Kilbarchan (1.43 miles)
Kilbarchan, eccles. Kilbarchan (1.49 miles)
Kilbarchan, parish (1.49 miles)
Bride's Mill, Lochwinnoch (1.6 miles)
St Brydes, Kilbarchan (1.61 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The farm steading lies close to the SW boundary of Kilbarchan parish, where it marches with Lochwinnoch. Nearby lies Lawmarnock Wood (OS 6 inch 1st edn and OS Digimap).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilbarchan, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Lawmarnock
Head name
Lawmarnock
Place
Lawmarnock, settlement Kilbarchan
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
Historic formLomarnock Head nameLawmarnock PlaceLawmarnock, settlement Kilbarchan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePont MS, no. 33: Renfrewshire Date of citation1583 x 1596 Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web. |
Source code
Pont MS
Author
Timothy Pont
Source title
Pont Manuscript
Year
1590x1610
Notes
Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.
Historic formLomarnoc Head nameLawmarnock PlaceLawmarnock, settlement Kilbarchan Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Renfrewshire Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Lawmarnock 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLawmarnock Head nameLawmarnock PlaceLawmarnock, settlement Kilbarchan 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.
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