Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John the Baptist's Church, Dalry KCB
Grid reference
NX 618 811 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
261800 581100
Latitude
55.10496024103221
Longitude
-4.166483006031301
Altitude (metres)
60
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
St John's Town of Dalry, Dalry KCB (0 miles)
Dalry, parish KCB (0 miles)
St John's Chair, Dalry KCB (0.45 miles)
Kells, parish (1.94 miles)
Barfadden, hill, Dalry (2.37 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is the parish kirk of Dalry.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dalry, parish KCB
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Johannis Baptistae
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Johannis Baptistae
Place
St John the Baptist's Church, Dalry KCB
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?
No
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Baptist (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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