Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow
Grid reference
NS 602 655 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
260200 665500
Latitude
55.86240733618404
Longitude
-4.234037394813537
Altitude (metres)
25
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
Glasgow, parish (0 miles)
St Nicholas's Hospital, Glasgow (0.14 miles)
Lady Well, Glasgow (0.14 miles)
Lady's Yard, Glasgow (0.33 miles)
St David's Church, Ramshorn, Glasgow (0.47 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Glasgow, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Cathedral of St Mungo
Head name
Cathedral of St Mungo
Place
St Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow
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 Mungo's 1793, OSA
Historic formSt Mungo's Head nameCathedral of St Mungo PlaceSt Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 7 p532 Date of citation1793 x 1793 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Cathedral of St Mungo 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCathedral of St Mungo Head nameCathedral of St Mungo PlaceSt Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow 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
Ecclesia Sancti Kentigerni
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Kentigerni
Place
St Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Ecclesie Sancti Kentegerni 1173, RRS ii
Historic formEcclesie Sancti Kentegerni Head nameEcclesia Sancti Kentigerni PlaceSt Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 179 Date of citation1173 x 1191 Feature named in sourcecathedral church |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Ecclesie Sancti Kentegerni 1175, RRS ii
Historic formEcclesie Sancti Kentegerni Head nameEcclesia Sancti Kentigerni PlaceSt Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 217 Date of citation1175 x 1190 Feature named in sourcecathedral church |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain Associated person or bodyBishop of Glasgow Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Saints in this place-name
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