Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkmichael, ~eccles., Dumbarton
Grid reference
NS 395 774 (general (5km))
Six-figure easting & northing
239500 677400
Latitude
55.95902901039803
Longitude
-4.579307029019903
County
Dunbartonshire
Nearby places
Kirkmichael, settlement, Dumbarton (0 miles)
Kilmalid, settlement Dumbarton (0.36 miles)
Dalmoak, Cardross (0.45 miles)
Cardross, parish (1.26 miles)
Dumbarton, parish (1.26 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR for this supposed ecclesiastical site is inferred from the representation of the settlement of Kilmichel on Blaeu 'Levinia' (1654), on the assumption that the kirk was near the settlement.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dumbarton, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkmichael
Head name
Kirkmichael
Place
Kirkmichael, ~eccles., Dumbarton
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Saints in this place-name
Michael (ns) (certain)
Michael, Archangel (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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