Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Ronan's Mill, Innerleithen
Grid reference
NT 335 379 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
333500 637900
Latitude
55.630119059325104
Longitude
-3.05631395236998
County
Peebleshire
Nearby places
Innerleithen, parish (0.26 miles)
St Ronan's Wells, Innerleithen (0.61 miles)
St Ronan's Lodge, Innerleithen (0.7 miles)
Kailzie, former parish, Traquair (2.73 miles)
Our Lady's Church, Kailzie, Traquair (2.73 miles)
Object Classification
Other
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The old carding and spinning mill, driven by water in a lade drawn from the Leithen Water, has been demolished. OS Digimap shows a modern building a short distance to the north called St Ronan's Cottage. It lay a short distance north of the old parish kirk.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Innerleithen, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Ronan's Mill
Head name
St Ronan's Mill
Place
St Ronan's Mill, Innerleithen
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St Ronan's Mill 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Ronan's Mill Head nameSt Ronan's Mill PlaceSt Ronan's Mill, Innerleithen 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
Rónán (ns) (certain)
Place-name data
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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