Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkchrist, ~eccles. Penninghame
Grid reference
NX 360 590 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
236000 559000
Latitude
54.89868255434009
Longitude
-4.557855240337578
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Kirkchrist, settlement, Penninghame (0 miles)
Lady Hill, Kirkcowan (1.59 miles)
Lincowan, Kirkcowan (2.03 miles)
Kirkcowan, settlement, Kirkcowan (2.13 miles)
Kirkcowan, eccles., Kirkcowan (2.13 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
hypothetical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of a church or chapel dedicated to Christ is inferred from the settlement-name Kirkchrist. No archaeological finds confirm the existence of such a chapel.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Penninghame, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkchrist
Head name
Kirkchrist
Place
Kirkchrist, ~eccles. Penninghame
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Christ (ns) (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kirkchrist, Kirkchrist, settlement, Penninghame
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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