Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Michaels, settlement, Dryfesdale
Grid reference
NY 138 845 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
313800 584500
Latitude
55.14727476357481
Longitude
-3.3526703887339266
Altitude (metres)
80
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
St Michael's Chapel, Dryfesdale (0.44 miles)
St Michael's Walls, settlement, Dryfesdale (0.44 miles)
Mary's Cleugh, Dryfesdale/Applegarth (0.83 miles)
Dryfesdale, parish (1.16 miles)
St Cuthbert's Church, Dryfesdale (1.16 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dryfesdale, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Michael's Chapel, Dryfesdale
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Michaels
Head name
St Michaels
Place
St Michaels, settlement, Dryfesdale
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Michaels 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Michaels Head nameSt Michaels PlaceSt Michaels, settlement, Dryfesdale 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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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
