Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Riccarton, parish AYR, d. GLG
Grid reference
NS 428 363 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
242800 636300
Latitude
55.5949042205327
Longitude
-4.495027784589588
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
St Andrew's Church, Kilmarnock AYR (0.56 miles)
St Marnock Street, Kilmarnock (0.9 miles)
Kilmarnock, parish (1 miles)
Kilmarnock, ~eccles. Kilmarnock AYR (1 miles)
Inchgotrick, Riccarton (1.81 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dundonald, parish AYR
Within Dundonald, parish AYR (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Contains Inchgotrick, Riccarton
Parish details
In 1219 x 1228 Riccarton (Ricardton) is recorded as a chapel pertaining to the kirk of Dundonald (Paisley Reg. 22) when it was granted to the abortive Gilbertine foundation at Dalmilling. In 1239, still a chapel of Dundonald, Ricardiston was confirmed by William bishop of Glasgow to the monks of Paisley (Paisley Reg. 225-6).
Parish TLA
RIC
County
Ayrshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Riccarton
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Riccarton
Place
Riccarton, parish AYR, d. GLG
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Richertoun 1560, Assumption
Historic formRichertoun This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameRiccarton PlaceRiccarton, parish AYR, d. GLG Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 531 Date of citation1560 x 1570 |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
Place-name data
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