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Kirkcudbright, parish
Grid reference
NX 690 511 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
269000 551100
Latitude
54.8374685951989
Longitude
-4.039987482289733
Nearby places
Kirkcudbright, eccles., Kirkcudbright (0 miles)
Angel Hill, Kirkcudbright (0.12 miles)
Kirkchrist, ~eccles. Kirkchrist, Twynholm (0.94 miles)
Kirkchrist, former parish, Twynholm (0.94 miles)
Kirkchrist, settlement, Twynholm (1.2 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Dunrod, former parish, Kirkcudbright
Relationships with other places
Contains Angel Hill, Kirkcudbright
Contains Kirkbride, ~eccles, Kirkcudbright
Contains Kirkbride, settlement, Kirkcudbright
Contains Kirkcudbright, eccles., Kirkcudbright
Contains St Mary & St Bruoc's Church, Dunrod KRB
Contains St Mary's Priory/Isle, Trail, Kirkcudbright
Contains St Michael's Church, Galtway, Kirkcudbright
Contains St Michael's Glen, Kirkcudbright
Contains St Michael's Kirk, Kirkcudbright
Parish details
Kirkcudbright KRB now includes Dunrod DXR and Galtway GWX.
Parish TLA
KRB
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Medieval diocese
Galloway
Parish notes
Known also as the church of St Cuthbert of Desnesmor, it was granted to Holyrood Abbey by Uchtred 1160 x 1164. A perpetual vicarage was erected in 1274, this being served by a canon from time to time. See Cowan 1967, 119 for more details and references. Kirkcudbright KRB now includes Dunrod DXR and Galtway GWX.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkcudbright
Head name
Kirkcudbright
Place
Kirkcudbright, 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