Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkpatrick, eccles. Kirkpatrick Durham
Grid reference
NX 786 699 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
278600 569900
Latitude
55.00875705679457
Longitude
-3.898523880885314
Altitude (metres)
125
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
Kirkpatrick Durham, settlement KDM (0.2 miles)
Garmartin, settlement, Urr (0.72 miles)
St Patrick's Well, Kirkpatrick Durham (0.81 miles)
Kilquhanity, settlement, Kirkpatrick Durham (1.35 miles)
Kilquhanity, ~eccles. Kirkpatrick Durham (1.61 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It is recorded circa 1726: 'On the 17 day of March yearly is Patricks Mass fair held at the church' (Geog. Coll. i, 399).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Kilpatrick
Head name
Kilpatrick
Place
Kirkpatrick, eccles. Kirkpatrick Durham
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Killpatrick-Durhame 1657
Historic formKillpatrick-Durhame Head nameKilpatrick PlaceKirkpatrick, eccles. Kirkpatrick Durham Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1657 x 1657 |
Kilpatrick 1726, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formKilpatrick Head nameKilpatrick PlaceKirkpatrick, eccles. Kirkpatrick Durham Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, 399 Date of citation1726 x 1726 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
Geog. Coll. I
Author
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
1 of 3
Year
1906
Saints in this place-name
Pátraic m. Calprainn of Ireland ()
Pátraic m. Calprainn of Ireland ()
Kirkpatrick
Head name
Kirkpatrick
Place
Kirkpatrick, eccles. Kirkpatrick Durham
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?
No
Saints in this place-name
Pátraic, Patrick (ns) (certain)
Pátraic m. Calprainn of Ireland (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Name is part of Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkpatrick Durham, settlement KDM
Name is part of Kirkpatrick Durham, Kirkpatrick Durham, parish KDM
Place-name data
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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