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Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton county, OS Name Books - Dunbarton county - Volume 9 - Parish of Kilmaronock, OS1/9/9

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Parish of Kilmaronock


"The parish of Kilmaronock derives its name from St Marnock to whom
the church was dedicated, and the name was formed by prefixing the Celtic Cil,
to the name of the patron Saint; Kilmarnock, in Ayrshire, owes its name to the
same Saint, to whom other Churches in Scotland were dedicated.
In 1325, Robert I. granted the Church of Kilmaronock, with all its pertinents,
to the monastery of Cambuskenneth, and this grant was confirmed, by John
the Bishop of Glasgow, and also by the dean and chapter of Glasgow", (Chalmer's Calea. [Caledonia])

"The ancient church was situated in the north of the parish, at a short distance
from the Old Castle of Kilmaronock. It was dedicated to St. Maronoch, or Marnock
who was also the guardian Saint of a neighbouring well." (Origines Parochiales. 1-34)

Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton county, OS Name Books - Dunbarton county - Volume 9 - Parish of Kilmaronock, OS1/9/9

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Kilmaronock.

Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton county

Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Dunbarton, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.

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