Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkchrist, settlement, Penninghame
Grid reference
NX 360 590 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
236000 559000
Latitude
54.89868255434009
Longitude
-4.557855240337578
Altitude (metres)
40
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Kirkchrist, ~eccles. Penninghame (0 miles)
Lady Hill, Kirkcowan (1.59 miles)
Lincowan, Kirkcowan (2.03 miles)
Kirkcowan, settlement, Kirkcowan (2.13 miles)
Kirkcowan, eccles., Kirkcowan (2.13 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Penninghame, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkchrist
Head name
Kirkchrist
Place
Kirkchrist, settlement, Penninghame
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Kirlecrist 1459, Wigtown Chrs
Historic formKirlecrist Head nameKirkchrist PlaceKirkchrist, settlement, Penninghame Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceWigtown Chrs, no 8, p. 23 Date of citation1459 x 1459 Feature named in sourcebarony Before namebaronies of Quhithirne, Penyganne |
Source code
Wigtown Chrs
Source title
Wigtownshire Charters
Editors
R. C. Reid
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
LI, Third Series
Year
1960
Kirk christ 1654, Blaeu
Historic formKirk christ Head nameKirkchrist PlaceKirkchrist, settlement, Penninghame Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Wester Galloway Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Kirkchrist 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKirkchrist Head nameKirkchrist PlaceKirkchrist, settlement, Penninghame 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.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kirkchrist, Kirkchrist, ~eccles. Penninghame
Place-name data
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