Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilbucho, eccles. Kilbucho BGK
Grid reference
NT 065 337 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
306500 633700
Latitude
55.58794811633776
Longitude
-3.4836299201349417
County
Peebleshire
Nearby places
Kilbucho, former parish BGK (0 miles)
St Bees Well, Kilbucho BGK (0.06 miles)
Kilbucho, settlement, Kilbucho (2.08 miles)
Glenholm, former parish BGK (2.35 miles)
St Cuthbert's Church, Glenholm BGK (2.35 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for Kilbucho Old Parish Kirk, a medieval site rebuilt in the early sevententh century and again in the eighteenth (NMRS). This church gives rise to the name of the parish, and also to Kilbucho Place (NT094352), Kilbucho Mains (NT091355), Kilbucho Burn (NT089352)and Kilbucho House (NT084349).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Broughton, Glenholm & Kilbucho
Within Kilbucho, former parish BGK (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Bees Well, Kilbucho BGK
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilbucho
Head name
Kilbucho
Place
Kilbucho, eccles. Kilbucho BGK
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
kilbevhoc 1204, Melrose Liber
Historic formkilbevhoc Head nameKilbucho PlaceKilbucho, eccles. Kilbucho BGK Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMelrose Liber, no. 72* Date of citation1204 x 1219 |
Associated person or bodyGilbert, parson (of Kilbucho) Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Melrose Liber
Source title
Liber Sancte Marie de Melros
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1837
Kilbocho 1560, Assumption
Historic formKilbocho Head nameKilbucho PlaceKilbucho, eccles. Kilbucho BGK Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 247 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourceparsonage and vicarage |
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
Saints in this place-name
Begu, Bega, Baya (ns) (probable)
Bega of St Bees (probable)
Beccnat ingen Cholmain of Cell Becnatan (maybe)
Begu, nun in Bede HE (maybe)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kilbucho, Kilbucho, settlement, Kilbucho
Is source of Kilbucho, Kilbucho, former parish BGK
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