Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Kentigern's Church, Lanark
Grid reference
NS 887 432 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
288700 643200
Latitude
55.66953565851721
Longitude
-3.769778652486166
Altitude (metres)
215
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
Lanark, parish (0 miles)
St Leonard's Church (modern), Lanark (0.31 miles)
St Mungo's Well, Lanark (0.36 miles)
St Nicholas Church (medieval), Lanark (0.45 miles)
St Nicholas's Church (modern), Lanark (0.45 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
See NMRS (Canmore ID 66576) for the present thirteenth-century remains, built on the site of an earlier church.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Lanark, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Mungo's Well, Lanark
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Kentigerni
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Kentigerni
Place
St Kentigern's Church, Lanark
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
matricem ecclesiam Sancti Kentigerni 1215, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formmatricem ecclesiam Sancti Kentigerni Head nameEcclesia Sancti Kentigerni PlaceSt Kentigern's Church, Lanark Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDryb. Lib., no. 233 Date of citation1215 x 1215 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
Saints in this place-name
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (certain)
Kentigern of Glasgow (certain)
St Kentigern's Church
Head name
St Kentigern's Church
Place
St Kentigern's Church, Lanark
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
St Kentigern's Ch. 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Kentigern's Ch. Head nameSt Kentigern's Church PlaceSt Kentigern's Church, Lanark Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Feature named in source'in ruins' 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
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (certain)
Kentigern of Glasgow (certain)
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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