Cunningsburgh, former parish, Dunrossness

Grid reference

HU 433 279 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

443300 112790

Latitude

60.03411044657366

Longitude

-1.2228159158940781

County

Shetland

Nearby places

St Paul's Kirk, Dunrossness (Shetland) (0 miles)

Sandwick, former parish, DNR (Shetland) (2.61 miles)

Burra, former parish, Lerwick (Shetland) (4.57 miles)

St Laurence's Church, Burra, Lerwick (Shet) (4.57 miles)

Quarff, former parish, Lerwick, Shetland (4.62 miles)

Object Classification

Parish (non-extant in 1975)

Is linear feature?

No

Notes

NGR for St Paul's Kirk, Mail/Cunningsburgh, former parish kirk. Ogham- and rune-inscribed fragnments have been found in the kirkyard.

Relationships with other parishes

Within Dunrossness, parish (Shetland)

Relationships with other places

Contains St Paul's Kirk, Dunrossness (Shetland)

Parish details

Cunningsburgh now part of Dunrossness DNR.

Parish TLA

CBX

Medieval diocese

Orkney

Parish notes

United to Dunrossness DNR, Fair Isle FIX and Sandwick SWX in the 16th c., the bishop of Orkney possessed one third of the corn teind of the parsonage, the residual teinds being the vicar’s (PSAS xliv, 305.). The church .. has been assigned to St Columba and also to St Paul. ACDS-NS, 49.