Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Dalpatrick, settlement Dalserf
Grid reference
NS 806 495 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
280600 649500
Latitude
55.724193721705404
Longitude
-3.901245082322661
Altitude (metres)
40
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
Dalserf, settlement, Dalserf (0.48 miles)
Dalpatrick, eccles., Dalserf (0.48 miles)
Dalserf, modern parish (0.86 miles)
Dalserf Chapel, St Mary's, Dalserf (0.86 miles)
St Athanasius Church, Carluke (2.41 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
On a haugh on the River Clyde, a short distance upstream from Dalserf, and on the side facing Ecclesmalescok. The OSA has: "In a beautiful valley upon the Clyde, a little above Dalserf village, formerly stood a Romish chapel, dedicated to St Patrick, from whence the valley takes the name of Dalpatrick" (vol. 2 p382)
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dalserf, modern parish
Within Hamilton, parish (formerly Cadzow) (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Dalserf Chapel, St Mary's, Dalserf
Adjacent Ecclesmalescok, ~eccles. Carluke
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Dalpatrick
Head name
Dalpatrick
Place
Dalpatrick, settlement Dalserf
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formDalpatrik Head nameDalpatrick PlaceDalpatrick, settlement Dalserf Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Lower Clydesdale Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Dalpatrick 1792, OSA
Historic formDalpatrick Head nameDalpatrick PlaceDalpatrick, settlement Dalserf Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol 2 p382 Date of citation1792 x 1792 Feature named in sourcevalley |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Dalpatrick 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formDalpatrick Head nameDalpatrick PlaceDalpatrick, settlement Dalserf 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.