Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cross Kirk, Peebles
Grid reference
NT 250 407 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
325000 640700
Latitude
55.65403864951848
Longitude
-3.1920644581427986
Altitude (metres)
170
County
Peebleshire
Nearby places
Peebles, parish (0.33 miles)
St Andrew's Church, Peebles (0.33 miles)
St Ninians Chapel, settlement KDT (0.65 miles)
Lady's Well, Peebles (0.99 miles)
St Leonard's Hospital, Peebles (2.2 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The ruins of this kirk, founded by Alexander III following the discovery of a cross on the site in 1261, stand on a slight eminence on the northern outskirts of Peebles. For further information see NMRS.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Peebles, parish
Names
3 head-names linked to this place ?Cross Church
Head name
Cross Church
Place
Cross Kirk, Peebles
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Cross Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCross Church Head nameCross Church PlaceCross Kirk, Peebles Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Saints in this place-name
Cross (ns) (certain)
Cross, Crux (certain)
Cross Kirk
Head name
Cross Kirk
Place
Cross Kirk, Peebles
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Croce Kirk 1560, Assumption
Historic formCroce Kirk Head nameCross Kirk PlaceCross Kirk, Peebles Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 254 Date of citation1560 x 1570 |
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
Cross Kirk 1791, OSA
Historic formCross Kirk Head nameCross Kirk PlaceCross Kirk, Peebles Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xii, 13 Date of citation1791 x 1799 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Saints in this place-name
Cross (ns) (certain)
Cross, Crux (certain)
Ecclesia Sanctae Crucis
Head name
Ecclesia Sanctae Crucis
Place
Cross Kirk, Peebles
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Ecclesie Sancte Crucis 1384, RMS
Historic formEcclesie Sancte Crucis Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Crucis PlaceCross Kirk, Peebles Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, i no. 775 Date of citation1384 x 1389 Feature named in sourcechurch Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Saints in this place-name
Cross (ns) (certain)
Cross, Crux (certain)
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