Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Michael's Church, Galtway, Kirkcudbright
Grid reference
NX 703 485 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
270300 548500
Latitude
54.814453990211646
Longitude
-4.018591721574622
Altitude (metres)
90
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
Galtway, former parish, Kirkcudbright (0 miles)
Dunrod, former parish, Kirkcudbright (1.57 miles)
St Mary & St Bruoc's Church, Dunrod KRB (1.57 miles)
Kirkcudbright, parish (1.8 miles)
Kirkcudbright, eccles., Kirkcudbright (1.8 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Galtway, former parish, Kirkcudbright (formerly)
Within Kirkcudbright, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Michael's Church
Head name
St Michael's Church
Place
St Michael's Church, Galtway, Kirkcudbright
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
Saints in this place-name
Michael (ns) (certain)
Michael, Archangel (certain)