Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Skirling, parish
Grid reference
NT 075 390 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
307500 639000
Latitude
55.63575088116301
Longitude
-3.4695478575442977
Nearby places
Biggar, parish (2.29 miles)
St Mary's Church, aka St Nicholas', Biggar (2.29 miles)
Lady Moss, Kirkurd / Skirling (2.36 miles)
Broughton, former parish, BGK (2.56 miles)
Kilbucho, settlement, Kilbucho (2.66 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other places
Contains Lady Moss, Kirkurd / Skirling
Parish TLA
SKI
County
Peebleshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Skirling
Head name
Skirling
Place
Skirling, parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Skraling 1560, Assumption
Historic formSkraling Head nameSkirling PlaceSkirling, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 253 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourceparsonage and vicarage |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
Place-name data
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