Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Christ Kirk, Birsay
Grid reference
HY 247 277 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
324700 102770
Latitude
59.129868321814875
Longitude
-3.315792698340427
Altitude (metres)
5
County
Orkney
Nearby places
Birsay, former parish, Birsay & Harray (0 miles)
St Magnus Well, Birsay (Orkney) (0.53 miles)
Manswell (0.59 miles)
St Peter's Chapel, Brough of Birsay (0.7 miles)
St Peter's Church, Sandwick (Orkney) (4.97 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The post-Reformation churches on this site were built over the site of a possibly twelfth-century church 'of some architectural sophistication' (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Birsay & Harray
Within Birsay, former parish, Birsay & Harray (formerly)
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Christ Kirk
Head name
Christ Kirk
Place
Christ Kirk, Birsay
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Christ Kirk 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formChrist Kirk Head nameChrist Kirk PlaceChrist Kirk, Birsay 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
Christ (ns) (certain)
Christ (certain)
St Magnus' Church
Head name
St Magnus' Church
Place
Christ Kirk, Birsay
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Saints in this place-name
Magnus (ns) (certain)
Magnus of Orkney, martyr (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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