Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Girvan, parish
Grid reference
NX 186 982 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
218600 598200
Latitude
55.2445324914001
Longitude
-4.853836243469375
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
St Cuthbert's Church, Girvan (0 miles)
Lady Well, ~well, Girvan (1.41 miles)
Chapeldonan, settlement, Dailly (1.45 miles)
St Donan's Chapel, Chapel Donan, Dailly (1.53 miles)
Ladywell, settlement, Girvan (1.82 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR is for the site of the old parish church. NMRS notes that it measured circa 50feet by 28 feet. While some fragments of walling existed in 1913, none is apparent now ((Canmore ID 62076, q.v. for further discussion).
Relationships with other places
Contains Kilpatrick, ~eccles., Girvan
Contains Kilpatrick, settlement, Girvan
Contains Kilrany, settlement, Girvan
Contains Lady Burn, Kirkoswald / Girvan
forms the boundary
Contains Lady Well, ~well, Girvan
Contains Lady Well, ~well, Girvan
Contains Ladywell, settlement, Girvan
Contains Pinmerry, settlement, Girvan
Contains St Cuthbert's Church, Girvan
Contains Tormitchell, settlement, Girvan
Parish TLA
GIR
County
Ayrshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Girvan
Girvane 1562, Assumption
Historic formGirvane Head nameGirvan PlaceGirvan, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 567 Date of citation1562 x 1562 Feature named in sourcekirk |
Associated person or bodyCrossraguel Abbey Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
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