Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Tweedsmuir, modern parish
Grid reference
NT 100 245 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
310000 624500
Latitude
55.50595800235019
Longitude
-3.4251189343225303
Altitude (metres)
250
Nearby places
St Cuthbert's Chapel, Kingledores, Drumelzier (2.17 miles)
Glenholm, former parish BGK (5.22 miles)
St Cuthbert's Church, Glenholm BGK (5.22 miles)
St Bees Well, Kilbucho BGK (6.09 miles)
Kilbucho, eccles. Kilbucho BGK (6.11 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR is for the parish church, the current one built in 1874 on site of earlier one from 1648. This was probably the earliest parish church, as the parish was earlier part of Drumelzier, and even earlier one of several pendicles of Stobo (see OPS, i, 196 on this). A sculptured stone exists in church which seems earlier. See NMRS for fuller record.
Parish details
Tweedsmuir, created c.1641 out of Drumelzier and Stobo parishes.
Parish TLA
TWE
County
Peebleshire
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Tweedsmuir
Head name
Tweedsmuir
Place
Tweedsmuir, modern parish
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
Historic formTweedmur Head nameTweedsmuir PlaceTweedsmuir, modern parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRPS, 1649/5/67 Date of citation1649 x 1649 Feature named in sourcekirk |
Source code
RPS
Source title
Records of Parliament of Scotland