Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkmaiden, eccles., XKM Glasserton
Grid reference
NX 365 399 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
236500 539900
Latitude
54.72735452755646
Longitude
-4.539280176216891
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Kirkmaiden, former parish, XKM Glasserton (0 miles)
St Medana's Well, Kirkmaiden, Glasserton (0.09 miles)
Kirkmaiden, settlement, XKM, Glasserton (0.64 miles)
Lady Well, well, Mochrum (2 miles)
Barwinnock, settlement, Glasserton (2.61 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Glasserton, parish
Within Kirkmaiden, former parish, XKM Glasserton (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkmaiden
Head name
Kirkmaiden
Place
Kirkmaiden, eccles., XKM Glasserton
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Kirkmaiden 1684, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formKirkmaiden Head nameKirkmaiden PlaceKirkmaiden, eccles., XKM Glasserton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 85 Date of citation1684 x 1684 Feature named in sourcekirk |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Kirkmaiden Kirk 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKirkmaiden Kirk Head nameKirkmaiden PlaceKirkmaiden, eccles., XKM Glasserton 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
Maiden (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kirkmaiden, Kirkmaiden, settlement, XKM, Glasserton
Is source of Kirkmaiden, Kirkmaiden, former parish, XKM Glasserton
Same specific as St Medana's Well, St Medana's Well, Kirkmaiden, Glasserton
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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