Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Cuthbert's Church, Dryfesdale
Grid reference
NY 120 840 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
312000 584000
Latitude
55.142465923033555
Longitude
-3.3807522057016155
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Dryfesdale, parish (0 miles)
Applegarth, parish (1.01 miles)
St Michaels, settlement, Dryfesdale (1.16 miles)
St Michael's Chapel, Dryfesdale (1.39 miles)
St Michael's Walls, settlement, Dryfesdale (1.39 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This approximate NGR for the original parish kirk at/near Sandbed, but it was swept away by the river in 1670. It was replaced by Dryfesdale Old Parish Church (NY128838), which in turn was replaced in 1757 when the waters of the Dryfe threatened it (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dryfesdale, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Cuthberti
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Cuthberti
Place
St Cuthbert's Church, Dryfesdale
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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
Ecclesie Sancti Cuthberti 1205, Glas. Reg.
Historic formEcclesie Sancti Cuthberti Head nameEcclesia Sancti Cuthberti PlaceSt Cuthbert's Church, Dryfesdale SourceGlas. Reg., no. 82 Date of citation1205 x 1205 |
Source code
Glas. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Glasguense
Saints in this place-name
Cuthbert (ns) (certain)
Place-name data
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