Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Falkland, parish (aka Kilgour)
Grid reference
NO 221 079 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
322100 707900
Latitude
56.257285955764814
Longitude
-3.2575684854552787
County
Fife
Nearby places
Kilgour, eccles. Falkland (0 miles)
Strathmiglo, parish (1.45 miles)
Ecclesmartin, settlement Strathmiglo (1.45 miles)
St Martin's Church, Strathmiglo (1.46 miles)
Clements Burn, Auchtermuchty (2.12 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
The parish was called Kilgour in the middle ages, changing its name to Falkland when it removed the site of its kirk from Kilgour (at NO221079) to its present site (NO252074) close to Falkland Palace.
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Falkland, parish (aka Kilgour)
Relationships with other places
Contains Kilgour, eccles. Falkland
Contains Kilgour, eccles. Falkland
Contains Lady Well, well Falkland
Contains St John's Well, Falkland
Parish details
Falkland formerly Kilgour
Parish TLA
FAL
County
Fife
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Place-name data
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