Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkpatrick, eccles., Kirkpatrick Fleming
Grid reference
NY 276 700 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
327600 570000
Latitude
55.01919770848226
Longitude
-3.1324819417042775
Altitude (metres)
45
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Kirkpatrick Fleming, parish (juxta Gretna) (0 miles)
Kirkpatrick Fleming, settlement, KPF (0.09 miles)
Helen's Well, Kirkpatrick Fleming (0.61 miles)
Gretna, parish (2.94 miles)
St Marjory's Cross, Dornock/Annan (2.94 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Medieval stones found in this kirkyard are now in Kirkpatrick House (NMRS). A short distance to the east of the kirk are the remains of Roman buildings, a Roman camp, and a Roman road (OS Digimap).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkpatrick
Head name
Kirkpatrick
Place
Kirkpatrick, eccles., Kirkpatrick Fleming
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
Kirkepatric 1204, RRS ii
Historic formKirkepatric Head nameKirkpatrick PlaceKirkpatrick, eccles., Kirkpatrick Fleming Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 450 Date of citation1204 x 1207 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain Associated person or bodyRobert de Bruce, lord of Annandale Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Kyrkepatric 1242, Glas. Reg.
Historic formKyrkepatric Head nameKirkpatrick PlaceKirkpatrick, eccles., Kirkpatrick Fleming Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGlas. Reg., no. 546 Date of citation1242 x 1295 |
Source code
Glas. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Glasguense
Relationships with other place names
Name is part of Kirkpatrick Fleming, Kirkpatrick Fleming, settlement, KPF
Name is part of Kirkpatrick Fleming, Kirkpatrick Fleming, parish (juxta Gretna)
Name is part of Kirkpatrick Juxta Gretna, Kirkpatrick Fleming, parish (juxta Gretna)