Saints in Scottish Place-Names

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)

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?

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?

St Mungo's 1793, OSA

Historic form

St Mungo's

Head name

Cathedral of St Mungo

Place

St Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

OSA, vol. 7 p532

Date of citation

1793 x 1793

Source code

OSA

Source title

Old Statistical Account

Cathedral of St Mungo 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.

Historic form

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

Source

OS 6 inch first edn.

Date of citation

1843 x 1882

Notes on the context of this place-name

Mid 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)

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? ?

Is this the original referent of the place?

Yes

Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?

Ecclesie Sancti Kentegerni 1173, RRS ii

Historic form

Ecclesie Sancti Kentegerni

Head name

Ecclesia Sancti Kentigerni

Place

St Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

RRS ii, no. 179

Date of citation

1173 x 1191

Feature named in source

cathedral 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 form

Ecclesie Sancti Kentegerni

Head name

Ecclesia Sancti Kentigerni

Place

St Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

RRS ii, no. 217

Date of citation

1175 x 1190

Feature named in source

cathedral church

Associated person or body

William I, king of Scots

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

Associated person or body

Bishop of Glasgow

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

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

Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (certain)

Kentigern of Glasgow (certain)

Place-name data

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OS 1920-1933 map:
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St Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow

Grid reference

Six-figure easting & northing

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Altitude (metres)

County

Nearby places

Object Classification

Is linear feature?

Relationships with other parishes

Names

Cathedral of St Mungo

Head name

Place

Certainty that this name applies to this place

The status of this name is

Is this a current OS form? ?

Is this the original referent of the place?

Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?

Historic form

Head name

Place

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Source

Date of citation

Source code

Source title

Historic form

Head name

Place

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Source

Date of citation

Notes on the context of this place-name

Source code

Source title

Notes

Saints in this place-name

Ecclesia Sancti Kentigerni

Head name

Place

Certainty that this name applies to this place

The status of this name is

Is this a current OS form? ?

Is this the original referent of the place?

Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?

Historic form

Head name

Place

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Source

Date of citation

Feature named in source

Source code

Source title

Editors

Year

Historic form

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Place

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Source

Date of citation

Feature named in source

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Associated person or body

Certainty of identity of person or body

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