Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkurd, parish
Grid reference
NT 137 440 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
313700 644000
Latitude
55.681809210395755
Longitude
-3.3726523713380017
Nearby places
Ladyurd, settlement, Kirkurd (1.2 miles)
Newlands, parish (2.15 miles)
Mary's Knowe, Dolphinton (2.61 miles)
Dolphinton, parish (2.73 miles)
St Michael's Chapel, Stobo (2.77 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR for Kirkurd old parish kirk which NMRS suggests waas occupied by successive churches 'from as early as the twelfth century' (Canmore ID 50132).
Relationships with other places
Contains Lady Moss, Kirkurd / Skirling
Contains Ladyurd, settlement, Kirkurd
Parish TLA
KUD
County
Peebleshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkurd
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Kirkurd
Place
Kirkurd, 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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKirkurde This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKirkurd PlaceKirkurd, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceCSSR i, 192 Date of citation1420 x 1420 Feature named in sourcevicarage |
Source code
CSSR i
Source title
Calendar of Scottish Supplications to Rome, 1418-1422
Editors
E.R. Lindsay & A.I. Cameron
Series
Scottish History Society
Year
1934
Place-name data
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