Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Corsemartin, Borgue
Grid reference
NX 632 489 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
263200 548900
Latitude
54.816159304318965
Longitude
-4.129199242833442
Altitude (metres)
85
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
Mossfeather, Borgue (0.43 miles)
Borgue, parish (0.45 miles)
St Nicholas Church, Borgue KCB (0.45 miles)
St Andrew's Well, Kirkandrews KXQ, Borgue (1.94 miles)
Kirkandrews, settlement, KXQ, Borgue (2.03 miles)
Object Classification
Field
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The field is on the east side of the road which goes through a small pass or crossing (Gaelic 'cros') going north from Borgue.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Borgue, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Corsemartin
Head name
Corsemartin
Place
Corsemartin, Borgue
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
Corsemartin 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCorsemartin Head nameCorsemartin PlaceCorsemartin, Borgue 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
Martin of Tours (maybe)
Martin (ns) (maybe)
Place-name data
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