Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Falkirk, ~eccles, Falkirk
Grid reference
NS 887 800 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
288700 680000
Latitude
56.00006101310212
Longitude
-3.784858050633775
County
Stirlingshire
Nearby places
Falkirk, parish (0 miles)
St Francis Xavier's Church, Falkirk (0.2 miles)
Marywynde, Falkirk (0.43 miles)
Lady's Mill, Falkirk (0.45 miles)
Bothkennar, ~eccles. BKX now Grangemouth (2.03 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is the parish kirk of Falkirk. The medieval church on this site was demolished in the nineteenth century. It is possible that the kirk was dedicated to St Modan, as suggested by the Aberdeen Calendar (PSAS 2, 271): ‘xviij Kl Decembris – In Scocia Sancti Modani episcopi et confessoris apud Falkirk cuius vita sancta et conuersatio fuit deuota.’ But this is not certain evidence of the dedication of the kirk - it may simply refer to a significant local celebration of Modan on his feastday.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Falkirk, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Fawkirk
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Fawkirk
Place
Falkirk, ~eccles, Falkirk
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?
Yes
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Falkirk, Falkirk, parish
Varia Capella
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Varia Capella
Place
Falkirk, ~eccles, Falkirk
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Varie Capelle 1531, RMS
Historic formVarie Capelle This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameVaria Capella PlaceFalkirk, ~eccles, Falkirk Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 1333 Date of citation1531 x 1534 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
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