Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkcalla, ~eccles. Penninghame
Grid reference
NX 302 744 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
230200 574400
Latitude
55.0350013270485
Longitude
-4.657326860753946
Altitude (metres)
135
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Kirkcalla, settlement, Penninghame (0.22 miles)
Loch Maberry, Kirkcowan/Penninghame/Colmonell (1.16 miles)
Clachaneasy, settlement, Penninghame (3.24 miles)
Clachaneasy, ~eccles., Penninghame (3.24 miles)
Kilquockadale, settlement, Kirkcowan (3.48 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Marked on OS 6 inch map (1st edn) as 'Site of Old Kirk of Kirkcalla'. NMRS records (Canmore ID 63031): 'The site of Kirkcalla, a church dedicated to St Olaf (died 1030), at the west side of its graveyard which was still visible as an enclosure in 1846.' There is no sign of church or graveyard now.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Penninghame, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkcalla
Head name
Kirkcalla
Place
Kirkcalla, ~eccles. Penninghame
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Kirkcalla 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKirkcalla Head nameKirkcalla PlaceKirkcalla, ~eccles. Penninghame Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Feature named in sourcesite of old kirk of 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.
Place-name data
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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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