Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Garmartin, settlement, Urr
Grid reference
NX 792 689 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
279200 568900
Latitude
54.99992071881488
Longitude
-3.888724221131269
Altitude (metres)
80
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
Kirkpatrick, eccles. Kirkpatrick Durham (0.72 miles)
Kirkpatrick Durham, parish KDM (0.72 miles)
Kirkpatrick Durham, settlement KDM (0.86 miles)
St Patrick's Well, Kirkpatrick Durham (1.37 miles)
Kilquhanity, settlement, Kirkpatrick Durham (1.95 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
On the bank of the Garmartin Burn, which is the parish boundary between Urr and Kirkpatrick Durham.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Garmartin
Head name
Garmartin
Place
Garmartin, settlement, Urr
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
Garmartin 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formGarmartin Head nameGarmartin PlaceGarmartin, settlement, Urr 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.
Place-name data
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