Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Crossmichael, parish
Grid reference
NX 729 669 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
272900 566900
Latitude
54.98038863560564
Longitude
-3.986273566454911
Nearby places
Crossmichael, settlement, Crossmichael (0 miles)
Balmaghie, parish, BMG, aka Kirkandrews (0.57 miles)
St Andrews Church, Kirkandrews, Balmaghie (0.57 miles)
Ernfillan, ~settlement, Crossmichael (1.76 miles)
Culvennan, settlement, Crossmichael (1.79 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other places
Contains Crossmichael, settlement, Crossmichael
Contains Culvennan, settlement, Crossmichael
Contains Ernfillan, ~settlement, Crossmichael
Contains Ernminzie, settlement, Crossmichael
Contains St Michael's Well, Crossmichael
Parish details
Crossmichael CMI.
Parish TLA
CMI
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Medieval diocese
Galloway
Parish notes
'Granted to Sweetheart by its founder Lady Dervorgilla (1273 x 1290) leave to appropriate the church was granted to Simon, bishop of Whithorn, in 1331, this being confirmed in 1381' (Cowan 1967, 40).
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Crossmichael
Head name
Crossmichael
Place
Crossmichael, parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
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?
No
Crosmighel 1276, SHS Misc.
Historic formCrosmighel Head nameCrossmichael PlaceCrossmichael, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSHS Misc., vi, 74 Date of citation1276 x 1276 Feature named in sourceecclesia de |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -
Crosmichaell 1325, RMS
Historic formCrosmichaell Head nameCrossmichael PlaceCrossmichael, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, i, App. 1, no. 37 Date of citation1325 x 1325 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
Corsmychelle 1374, RMS
Historic formCorsmychelle Head nameCrossmichael PlaceCrossmichael, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, i no. 483 Date of citation1374 x 1374 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
Crosmichaell 1381, CPLS
Historic formCrosmichaell Head nameCrossmichael PlaceCrossmichael, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceCPLS, i, 59 Date of citation1381 x 1381 |
Source code
CPLS
Source title
Calendar of Papal Letters to Scotland
Crosmichel 1381, CPLS
Historic formCrosmichel Head nameCrossmichael PlaceCrossmichael, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceCPLS, i, 69 Date of citation1381 x 1381 |
Source code
CPLS
Source title
Calendar of Papal Letters to Scotland
Corsmichall 1560, Assumption
Historic formCorsmichall Head nameCrossmichael PlaceCrossmichael, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption Date of citation1560 x 1570 |
Associated person or bodySweetheart Abbey Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
Korsmichel 1654, Blaeu
Historic formKorsmichel Head nameCrossmichael PlaceCrossmichael, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Galloway Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Crossmichael. 1791, OSA
Historic formCrossmichael. Head nameCrossmichael PlaceCrossmichael, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 1 p167 Date of citation1791 x 1791 Feature named in sourceparish |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Saints in this place-name
Michael (ns) (certain)
Michael, Archangel (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as St Michael's Well, St Michael's Well, Crossmichael
Place-name data
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