Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Michael's Glen, Kirkcudbright
Grid reference
NX 728 513 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
272800 551300
Latitude
54.84024449733923
Longitude
-3.9809402185887843
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
St Michael's Kirk, Kirkcudbright (0.14 miles)
Kirkbride, ~eccles, Kirkcudbright (1.83 miles)
Kirkcarswell, ~eccles. Rerrick (1.97 miles)
Kirkbride, settlement, Kirkcudbright (2.03 miles)
Kirkcarswell, settlement, Rerrick (2.17 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirkcudbright, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Michael's Kirk, Kirkcudbright
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Michael's Glen
Head name
St Michael's Glen
Place
St Michael's Glen, 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 Glen 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Michael's Glen Head nameSt Michael's Glen PlaceSt Michael's Glen, 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 (ns) (certain)
Michael, Archangel (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as St Michael's Kirk, St Michael's Kirk, Kirkcudbright