Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Nether Kirkcudbright, Glencairn
Grid reference
NX 770 897 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
277000 589700
Latitude
55.18620759733089
Longitude
-3.9320911864274035
Altitude (metres)
110
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Kirkcudbright, settlement, Glencairn (0 miles)
Kirkcudbright, ~eccles., Glencairn (0.06 miles)
Upper Kirkcudbright, Glencairn (0.26 miles)
Knockausten, settlement, Glencairn (0.87 miles)
Lady's Knowe, Tynron (2.42 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Settlement on the supposed site of the lost chapel/church of Kirkcudbright.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Glencairn, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kirkcudbright, ~eccles., Glencairn
Adjacent Kirkcudbright, settlement, Glencairn
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Nether Kirkcudbright
Head name
Nether Kirkcudbright
Place
Nether Kirkcudbright, Glencairn
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Kirkowbrik N. 1654, Blaeu
Historic formKirkowbrik N. Head nameNether Kirkcudbright PlaceNether Kirkcudbright, Glencairn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Nithsdale Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Relationships with other place names
Name contains Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbright, ~eccles., Glencairn
Place-name data
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