Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Catherine's Croft, Kirkmaiden
Grid reference
NX 137 324 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
213700 532400
Latitude
54.652105314429534
Longitude
-4.888123093653204
Altitude (metres)
45
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Kirkmaiden, eccles. Kirkmaiden (Rhinns) (0.06 miles)
St Medan's Cave, Kirkmaiden (0.67 miles)
Maryport, settlement, Kirkmaiden (1.27 miles)
Bride's Well, well, Kirkmaiden (1.82 miles)
Slewdonan, Kirkmaiden (2.22 miles)
Object Classification
Field
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A field immediately adjacent to Kirkmaiden Church.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirkmaiden, parish (Rhinns)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Catherine's Croft
Head name
St Catherine's Croft
Place
St Catherine's Croft, Kirkmaiden
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St Catherine's Croft 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Catherine's Croft Head nameSt Catherine's Croft PlaceSt Catherine's Croft, Kirkmaiden Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Saints in this place-name
Catherine (ns) (certain)
Catherine of Alexandria (probable)
Catherine of Siena (doubtful)