Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe
Grid reference
NX 974 815 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
297400 581500
Latitude
55.11719776293534
Longitude
-3.6088343788464723
Altitude (metres)
15
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Kirkmahoe, parish (0 miles)
Kilblane, settlement, Kirkmahoe (0.83 miles)
Kilblane, eccles. St Blane's Ch. Kirkmahoe (0.89 miles)
Holywood, parish, aka Dercongal (1.71 miles)
Holywood Abbey, aka Dercongal, Holywood (1.71 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirkmahoe, parish
Names
3 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Kentigerni
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Kentigerni
Place
Kirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
ecclesie Sancti Kentegerni 1321, Arb. Lib.
Historic formecclesie Sancti Kentegerni Head nameEcclesia Sancti Kentigerni PlaceKirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., i, no. 279 Date of citation1321 x 1321 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyRobert I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
ecclesie Beati Kentigerni 1321, Arb. Lib.
Historic formecclesie Beati Kentigerni Head nameEcclesia Sancti Kentigerni PlaceKirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., i, no. 280 Date of citation1321 x 1321 Feature named in sourceecclesia |
Associated person or bodyGlasgow Cathedral Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Saints in this place-name
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (certain)
Kentigern of Glasgow (certain)
Kirkmahoe
Head name
Kirkmahoe
Place
Kirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe
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
Historic formKyrmaho Head nameKirkmahoe PlaceKirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSHS Misc., v, 103 Date of citation1274 x 1274 |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -
Historic formKircmacho Head nameKirkmahoe PlaceKirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., i, no. 279 Date of citation1321 x 1321 |
Associated person or bodyRobert I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Historic formKircmaho Head nameKirkmahoe PlaceKirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., i, no. 280 Date of citation1321 x 1321 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyGlasgow Cathedral Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Kyrkmocho 1426, Glas. Reg.
Historic formKyrkmocho Head nameKirkmahoe PlaceKirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGlas. Reg., no. 340 Date of citation1426 x 1446 |
Source code
Glas. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Glasguense
Kirkmahook 1429, Glas. Reg.
Historic formKirkmahook Head nameKirkmahoe PlaceKirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGlas. Reg., no. 336 Date of citation1429 x 1429 |
Source code
Glas. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Glasguense
Kyrkmahoo 1432, Glas. Reg.
Historic formKyrkmahoo Head nameKirkmahoe PlaceKirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGlas. Reg., no. 342 Date of citation1432 approx x 1432 approx |
Source code
Glas. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Glasguense
Historic formKirkmahoo Head nameKirkmahoe PlaceKirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 200 Date of citation1521 x 1521 Feature named in sourceadvocatione ecclesie Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Saints in this place-name
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (certain)
Kentigern of Glasgow (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kirkmahoe, Kirkmahoe, parish
St Quintin's Church
Head name
St Quintin's Church
Place
Kirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe
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
kirk of St Quyntein 1622, RMS
Historic formkirk of St Quyntein Head nameSt Quintin's Church PlaceKirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, i, app. 2, no. 736 Date of citation1622 x 1632 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Saints in this place-name
Kentigern of Glasgow (certain)
Kentigern, Mungo, Mo Choe (ns) (certain)
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