Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkchrist, ~eccles, Glenluce
Grid reference
NX 214 548 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
221400 554800
Latitude
54.855976390119395
Longitude
-4.7826790183346
Altitude (metres)
40
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Lady Well, Glenluce (0 miles)
Kilfillan, settlement, Glenluce (0.63 miles)
Kilfillan, ~eccles. Glenluce (1 miles)
Ladycroft, settlement, Kirkmaiden (Rinns) (1.14 miles)
St Helena Island, Glenluce (1.61 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The site of Kirkchrist Chapel is shown on OS 6 inch (1843 x 1882) but not on modern OS maps. The chapel gives its name to OS Digimap Kirkchrist Bridge and Kirkchrist Mill, both lying a short distance to the south of the chapel.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkchrist
Head name
Kirkchrist
Place
Kirkchrist, ~eccles, Glenluce
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
Kirkchrist Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKirkchrist Chapel Head nameKirkchrist PlaceKirkchrist, ~eccles, Glenluce Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Feature named in sourcesite 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.
Saints in this place-name
Christ (ns) (certain)
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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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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