Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Barmichael, Hamilton
Grid reference
NS 710 560 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
271000 656000
Latitude
55.780105889700195
Longitude
-4.057073450718096
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
Barmichael Plantation, Hamilton (0 miles)
Hamilton, parish (formerly Cadzow) (1.05 miles)
Maryfield, settlement, Hamilton (1.25 miles)
St Catherine's Chapel, Bothwell (1.39 miles)
Bothwell, parish (1.66 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of Barmichael, as a relief feature, is inferred from the occurrence of the name as it appears in OS 6 inch Barmichael Plantation, between Hamilton and the left bank of the River Clyde.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Barmichael
Head name
Barmichael
Place
Barmichael, Hamilton
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?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Michael (ns) (maybe)
Michael, Archangel (maybe)
Relationships with other place names
Name is part of Barmichael Plantation, Barmichael Plantation, Hamilton
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
