Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cross Kirk, eccles. Westray (ORK)
Grid reference
HY 455 431 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
345500 104310
Latitude
59.271332996900526
Longitude
-2.9562605108079256
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Orkney
Nearby places
Westray-Crosskirk, former parish, Westray (ORK) (0 miles)
Loch Saintear, Westray (ORK) (2.89 miles)
Point of Peterkirk, Westray (ORK) (3.24 miles)
Peterkirk, Westray (ORK) (3.34 miles)
Lady Kirk, eccles. Westray (ORK) (3.67 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Twelfth-century, work assigned tentatively to Hafliki Thorkelsson (NMRS)
Relationships with other parishes
Within Westray-Crosskirk, former parish, Westray (ORK)
Within Westray, parish (Orkney)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cross Kirk
Head name
Cross Kirk
Place
Cross Kirk, eccles. Westray (ORK)
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Sancte Crucis 1545, RMS
Historic formSancte Crucis Head nameCross Kirk PlaceCross Kirk, eccles. Westray (ORK) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 3102 Date of citation1545 x 1545 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Corce Kirk 1560, Assumption
Historic formCorce Kirk Head nameCross Kirk PlaceCross Kirk, eccles. Westray (ORK) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 660 Date of citation1560 x 1570 |
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
Cross Kirk 1795, OSA
Historic formCross Kirk Head nameCross Kirk PlaceCross Kirk, eccles. Westray (ORK) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xvi, 254 Date of citation1795 x 1795 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Cross Kirk 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCross Kirk Head nameCross Kirk PlaceCross Kirk, eccles. Westray (ORK) Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Saints in this place-name
Cross (ns) (certain)
Cross, Crux (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Westray-Crosskirk, Westray-Crosskirk, former parish, Westray (ORK)
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