Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Carrington, parish MLO
Grid reference
NT 321 611 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
332100 661100
Latitude
55.83836691304945
Longitude
-3.0843109428839024
Nearby places
Cockpen, parish (1.4 miles)
Temple, parish, aka Balantrodach (1.54 miles)
Masterton, former parish, Newbattle (2.11 miles)
Clerkington, former parish, Temple (2.39 miles)
St Kentigern's Well, Borthwick (3.04 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
The NGR given is for the site of the medieval parish church, superseded by the present one in 1711 (NMRS).
Parish TLA
CRN
County
Midlothian
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Carrington
Head name
Carrington
Place
Carrington, parish MLO
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKeringthon Head nameCarrington PlaceCarrington, parish MLO Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain |
Historic formKeringthon Head nameCarrington PlaceCarrington, parish MLO Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain |
Author
Taylor, Simon
Source title
Iona Abbots in Scottish Place-Names
Editors
Dauvit Broun and Thomas Owen Clancy
Pages
35-70
Volume
Spes Scotorum, Hope of Scots:
Year
1999
Historic formKeringthon Head nameCarrington PlaceCarrington, parish MLO Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain |
Historic formKerintun Head nameCarrington PlaceCarrington, parish MLO Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS i, no. 243 Date of citation1163 x 1164 Feature named in sourceecclesiam de |
Associated person or bodyMalcolm IV, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS i
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum
Editors
G.W.S.Barrow
Secondary Title
The Acts of Malcolm IV 1153- 1165
Volume
i
Year
1960
Kerintoun 1165, Scone Lib.
Historic formKerintoun Head nameCarrington PlaceCarrington, parish MLO Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceScone Lib., no. 23 Date of citation1165 x 1171 Feature named in sourceecclesiam |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Scone Lib.
Source title
Liber Ecclesie de Scon
Series
Bannatyne and Maitland Clubs
Year
1843
Kerinton' 1356, Scone Lib.
Historic formKerinton' Head nameCarrington PlaceCarrington, parish MLO Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceScone Lib., no. 176 Date of citation1356 x 1356 Feature named in sourceecclesie de |
Associated person or bodyBishop of St Andrews Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain Associated person or bodyScone priory, later abbey Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Scone Lib.
Source title
Liber Ecclesie de Scon
Series
Bannatyne and Maitland Clubs
Year
1843
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