Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Michael's Kirk, Kirkcudbright
Grid reference
NX 730 512 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
273000 551200
Latitude
54.839397044789216
Longitude
-3.977783661341039
Altitude (metres)
85
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
St Michael's Glen, Kirkcudbright (0.14 miles)
Kirkcarswell, ~eccles. Rerrick (1.84 miles)
Kirkbride, ~eccles, Kirkcudbright (1.85 miles)
Kirkbride, settlement, Kirkcudbright (2.03 miles)
Kirkcarswell, settlement, Rerrick (2.03 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The OS Name Book compiler in 1849 recorded that nothing remained of the church, nor could he obtain any information about when it existed or when it was demolished (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirkcudbright, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Michael's Glen, Kirkcudbright
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Michael's Kirk
Head name
St Michael's Kirk
Place
St Michael's Kirk, Kirkcudbright
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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Michael's Kirk 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Michael's Kirk Head nameSt Michael's Kirk PlaceSt Michael's Kirk, Kirkcudbright 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
Michael, Archangel (certain)
Michael (ns) (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as St Michael's Glen, St Michael's Glen, Kirkcudbright