Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cross Kirk, church, Thurso
Grid reference
ND 029 700 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
302900 970000
Latitude
58.60743395883347
Longitude
-3.671386782080156
Altitude (metres)
10
County
Caithness
Nearby places
Crosskirk, settlement, Thurso (0.06 miles)
Craig Andrew, Thurso (0.19 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Reay (0.31 miles)
St Mary's Well, Reay (0.36 miles)
St Peter's Chapel, Reay (1.36 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of a chapel here called *Cross Kirk is implied by the settlement name Crosskirk. NMRS records of this site: 'A chapel stood at Crosskirk' (ND 029 700) (T Pennant 1774)'
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Crosskirk, settlement, Thurso
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cross Kirk
Head name
Cross Kirk
Place
Cross Kirk, church, Thurso
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Cross (ns) (certain)
Cross, Crux (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Crosskirk, Crosskirk, settlement, Thurso
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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