Saints in Scottish Place-Names

Kirkmaiden, eccles. Kirkmaiden (Rhinns)

Grid reference

NX 138 324 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

213800 532400

Latitude

54.65214224191604

Longitude

-4.886575025045226

County

Wigtownshire

Nearby places

St Catherine's Croft, Kirkmaiden (0.06 miles)

St Medan's Cave, Kirkmaiden (0.64 miles)

Maryport, settlement, Kirkmaiden (1.26 miles)

Bride's Well, well, Kirkmaiden (1.88 miles)

Slewdonan, Kirkmaiden (2.25 miles)

Object Classification

Antiquity

Ecclesiastical

Is linear feature?

Notes

The NGR is for Kirkmaiden Old Parish Church, which lay beside the promontory fort called The Dunnan. According to NMRS (Canmore ID 61095) it was abandoned about 1639 when a new church was built at Kirkmaiden (NX13NW 16). 'A cross-incised slab of Early Christian date, now in the Royal Museum of Scotland (IB 33), is said to have come either from this church, or from Kildonan church (NX13NW 7).'

http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/

Relationships with other parishes

Within Kirkmaiden, parish (Rhinns)

Names

2 head-names linked to this place

Kirkmaiden

Head name

Kirkmaiden

Place

Kirkmaiden, eccles. Kirkmaiden (Rhinns)

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

The status of this name is

Hypothetical

Is this a current OS form? ?

Is this the original referent of the place?

Yes

Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?

Yes

Kirkemethen 1276, SHS Misc.

Historic form

Kirkemethen

Head name

Kirkmaiden

Place

Kirkmaiden, eccles. Kirkmaiden (Rhinns)

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

SHS Misc., vi, 75

Date of citation

1276 x 1276

Feature named in source

ecclesia de

Source code

SHS Misc.

Source title

The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society

Year

1893 -

Kirkmaiden (in the) Rynnis 1393, Wigtown Chrs

Historic form

Kirkmaiden (in the) Rynnis

Head name

Kirkmaiden

Place

Kirkmaiden, eccles. Kirkmaiden (Rhinns)

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Wigtown Chrs, no. 71, p. 104

Date of citation

1393 x 1393

Feature named in source

church

Associated person or body

Soulseat Abbey

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

Source code

Wigtown Chrs

Source title

Wigtownshire Charters

Editors

R. C. Reid

Series

Scottish History Society

Volume

LI, Third Series

Year

1960

Kirkmadane 1531, Wigtown Chrs

Historic form

Kirkmadane

Head name

Kirkmaiden

Place

Kirkmaiden, eccles. Kirkmaiden (Rhinns)

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Probable

Source

Wigtown Chrs, no. 124, p. 155

Date of citation

1531 x 1531

Feature named in source

parochial church

Associated person or body

Henry McCulloch

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

Source code

Wigtown Chrs

Source title

Wigtownshire Charters

Editors

R. C. Reid

Series

Scottish History Society

Volume

LI, Third Series

Year

1960

Kirkmadin 1630, RMS

Historic form

Kirkmadin

Head name

Kirkmaiden

Place

Kirkmaiden, eccles. Kirkmaiden (Rhinns)

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

RMS, viii no. 1657

Date of citation

1630 x 1630

Feature named in source

ecclesia

Notes on the context of this place-name

Reprinted 1984

Associated person or body

Soulseat Abbey

Certainty of identity of person or body

Certain

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

K Madin 1654, Blaeu

Historic form

K Madin

Head name

Kirkmaiden

Place

Kirkmaiden, eccles. Kirkmaiden (Rhinns)

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Blaeu, Galloway

Date of citation

1654 x 1654

Source code

Blaeu

Source title

Atlas Novus

Editors

and publisher: Johan Blaeu

Year

1654

Kirk madin 1654, Blaeu

Historic form

Kirk madin

Head name

Kirkmaiden

Place

Kirkmaiden, eccles. Kirkmaiden (Rhinns)

Certainty that this name applies to this place

Certain

Source

Blaeu, Wester Galloway

Date of citation

1654 x 1654

Source code

Blaeu

Source title

Atlas Novus

Editors

and publisher: Johan Blaeu

Year

1654

Relationships with other place names

Is source of Kirkmaiden, Kirkmaiden, parish (Rhinns)

Kirkmaiden Church

Head name

Kirkmaiden Church

Place

Kirkmaiden, eccles. Kirkmaiden (Rhinns)

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?

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Kirkmaiden, eccles. Kirkmaiden (Rhinns)

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Kirkmaiden

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