Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Dunrod, former parish, Kirkcudbright
Grid reference
NX 699 460 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
269900 546000
Latitude
54.79189558098489
Longitude
-4.023690119722203
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
Galtway, former parish, Kirkcudbright (1.57 miles)
St Michael's Church, Galtway, Kirkcudbright (1.57 miles)
St Mary's Priory/Isle, Trail, Kirkcudbright (2.52 miles)
Senwick, former parish, Borgue (2.73 miles)
Kirkcudbright, parish (3.22 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirkcudbright, parish
Relationships with other places
Parish details
Dunrod now part of Kirkcudbright KRB.
Parish TLA
DXR
Medieval diocese
Galloway
Parish notes
Granted to Holyrood by Fergus prince of Galloway 1128 x 61, the church was confirmed to the abbey by Pope Alexander III in 1164, and to the uses of the abbey by John bp. of Galloway 1189 x 1206 (Holyrood Liber nos. 25-6, 49, 73, App. I no.1). In 1555 the perpetual vicarage was annexed to the collegiate church of Biggar, the cure thereafter to be served by a vicar pensioner, while the parsonage remained with Holyrood (ibid. App. II no.41 [+ other refs.]), Cowan 1967, 55. Now part of Kirkcudbright KRB.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Dunrod
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Dunrod
Place
Dunrod, former parish, Kirkcudbright
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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
Historic formDunroden This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameDunrod PlaceDunrod, former parish, Kirkcudbright Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 39 Date of citation1165 x 1170 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain Associated person or bodyFergus of Galloway Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Dunrode 1560, Assumption
Historic formDunrode This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameDunrod PlaceDunrod, former parish, Kirkcudbright Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 91 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourcekirk of |
Associated person or bodyHolyrood Abbey Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
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