Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Barmichael Plantation, Hamilton
Grid reference
NS 710 560 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
271000 656000
Latitude
55.780105889700195
Longitude
-4.057073450718096
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
Barmichael, 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
Vegetation
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Barmichael Plantation
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Barmichael Plantation
Place
Barmichael Plantation, Hamilton
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Barmichelwood 1583, Pont MS
Historic formBarmichelwood This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameBarmichael Plantation PlaceBarmichael Plantation, Hamilton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePont MS, no. 34: Glasgow and the County of Lanark Date of citation1583 x 1596 Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web. |
Source code
Pont MS
Author
Timothy Pont
Source title
Pont Manuscript
Year
1590x1610
Notes
Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.
Barmichael Plantation 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formBarmichael Plantation This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameBarmichael Plantation PlaceBarmichael Plantation, Hamilton 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.
Relationships with other place names
Name contains Barmichael, Barmichael, Hamilton
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
