Saints in Scottish Place-Names

Barwinnock, settlement, Glasserton

Grid reference

NX 385 436 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

238500 543600

Latitude

54.76122294246771

Longitude

-4.510306977771563

Altitude (metres)

55

County

Wigtownshire

Nearby places

Lady Well, well, Mochrum (1.46 miles)

Longcastle Kirk, Longcastle, WIG (2.42 miles)

Longcastle, former parish, Kirkinner (2.42 miles)

St Medana's Well, Kirkmaiden, Glasserton (2.59 miles)

Kirkmaiden, eccles., XKM Glasserton (2.61 miles)

Object Classification

Settlement

Is linear feature?

No

Notes

This settlement lies close to Barwinnock Hill, which may have been the original hill (Gaelic 'bàrr') after which the settlement was named.

Relationships with other parishes

Within Glasserton, parish

Names

1 head-name linked to this place ?

Barwinnock

Barwinnock 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.

Saints in this place-name

Findbarr, Bairrfind, Bairre, Uinniau, Finnén etc (ns) (maybe) Although G barr does not usually take a saint's name as specific, the proximity of this site to Whithorn and Chapel Finnian suggest that this may be Uinniau / Finnian.

Finnian m. Cairpre of Moville (maybe) Although G barr does not usually take a saint's name as specific, the proximity of this site to Whithorn and Chapel Finnian suggest that this may be Uinniau / Finnian. The most likely saint to align with this cult is Finnian of Moville.