Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Nicholas Church, Borgue KCB
Grid reference
NX 628 483 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
262800 548300
Latitude
54.810661228353425
Longitude
-4.13513584055938
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
Borgue, parish (0 miles)
Corsemartin, Borgue (0.45 miles)
Mossfeather, Borgue (0.78 miles)
St Andrew's Well, Kirkandrews KXQ, Borgue (1.62 miles)
Kirkandrews, settlement, KXQ, Borgue (1.74 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Borgue parish church was erected in 1814, built with the stones of an earlier church here (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Borgue, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Nicholai
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Nicholai
Place
St Nicholas Church, Borgue KCB
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Probable
The status of this name is
Obsolete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
ecclesiam sancti Nicholayi 1240, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formecclesiam sancti Nicholayi Head nameEcclesia Sancti Nicholai PlaceSt Nicholas Church, Borgue KCB Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDryb. Lib., p50 no. 66 Date of citation1240 approx x 1240 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
Saints in this place-name
Nicholas (ns) (certain)
Nicholas, bishop of Myra (certain)
St Nicholas Church
Head name
St Nicholas Church
Place
St Nicholas Church, Borgue KCB
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Saints in this place-name
Nicholas (ns) (certain)
Nicholas, bishop of Myra (certain)
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