Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkcolm, eccles, Kirkcolm
Grid reference
NX 030 688 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
203000 568800
Latitude
54.97471630667454
Longitude
-5.078506762435358
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
St Columba's Well, Kirkcolm (0 miles)
Kirkcolm, parish (0 miles)
Clashmurray, settlement, Kirkcolm (0.93 miles)
Loch Connell, Kirkcolm (0.94 miles)
Kirminnoch, settlement, Kirkcolm (1.53 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
In spite of there being a St Columba's Well beside the church of Kirkcolm, the early forms of the name suggest another saint may underlie it, and indeed this is confirmed by a Papal letter of 14 December 1397: 'the parish church of St Cummin de Kirkcum in the Rhinns of Galloway' (CPLS ii, 80).
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Columba's Well, Kirkcolm
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Kirkcolm
Head name
Kirkcolm
Place
Kirkcolm, eccles, Kirkcolm
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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?
Yes
Historic formKyrcum Head nameKirkcolm PlaceKirkcolm, eccles, Kirkcolm Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSHS Misc., vi, 75 Date of citation1276 x 1276 Feature named in sourceecclesia de |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -
Historic formKirkcum Head nameKirkcolm PlaceKirkcolm, eccles, Kirkcolm Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceCPLS, ii, 80 Date of citation1397 x 1397 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
CPLS
Source title
Calendar of Papal Letters to Scotland
Historic formKirkcum Head nameKirkcolm PlaceKirkcolm, eccles, Kirkcolm Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 322 Date of citation1525 x 1525 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
Kirkcum 1560, Assumption
Historic formKirkcum Head nameKirkcolm PlaceKirkcolm, eccles, Kirkcolm Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 611 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourceparsonage and vicarage |
Associated person or bodySweetheart Abbey Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
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
Historic formKirkcolm Head nameKirkcolm PlaceKirkcolm, eccles, Kirkcolm Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Galloway Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Saints in this place-name
Cuimmíne (ns) (certain)
Cuimmíne Fota m. Fiachna (probable)
Cuimmíne (ns) (maybe)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kirkcolm, Kirkcolm, parish
Name is part of Kirkcolm Church, Kirkcolm, eccles, Kirkcolm
Kirkcolm Church
Head name
Kirkcolm Church
Place
Kirkcolm, eccles, Kirkcolm
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
Historic formKirkum K Head nameKirkcolm Church PlaceKirkcolm, eccles, Kirkcolm Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Galloway Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Relationships with other place names
Name contains Kirkcolm, Kirkcolm, eccles, Kirkcolm
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