Longcastle, former parish, Kirkinner

Grid reference

NX 376 474 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

237600 547400

Latitude

54.795052283346585

Longitude

-4.52640797322961

County

Wigtownshire

Nearby places

Longcastle Kirk, Longcastle, WIG (0 miles)

Mochrum, parish (1.92 miles)

Barwinnock, settlement, Glasserton (2.42 miles)

Sorbie St Michael, former parish, Sorbie (2.57 miles)

St Michael's Church, SMX Sorbie (2.57 miles)

Object Classification

Parish (non-extant in 1975)

Is linear feature?

No

Notes

NGR for the 'Longcastle Kirk' on OS 6 inch 1st edn. At the site a twelfth-century cross shaft was recorded in 1959 (NMRS).

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Relationships with other parishes

Within Kirkinner, aka Carnesmole, parish

Relationships with other places

Contains Longcastle Kirk, Longcastle, WIG

Parish details

Longcastle now in Kirkinner KKR

Parish TLA

LSX

Medieval diocese

Galloway

Parish notes

Granted to the priory of Whithorn in 1431 by Thomas its prior, this was confirmed by Alexander bp. of Galloway 1434, the parsonage thereafter remaining with the priory, while the perpetual vicarage was normally held by a canon, who served the cure by means of a vicar pensioner (RS, 268, 130v; Vaus of Barnbarroch Papers (GRH), 10th Jan. 1434; Acts and Dec., xviii, 241; Thirds 22; Monreith Chrs. 18th Sept. 1576; Reg. of Pres., i 113. Cowan 1967, 138.