Kirkmaiden is a parish in the Rhins of Galloway, the most southerly in Scotland; the present Church of Scotland parish has the same name as and is approximately coterminous with the original pre-Reformation parish.
The parish takes its name from the clachan or hamlet of Kirkmaiden, itself named after the mediaeval St Medan, whose identity, name, sex and origin are all disputed.[1] The name "Kirkmaiden" itself is thought to be a corruption of a purer Gaelic "Kilmaiden" by either Scandinavians or Angles with a knowledge of Gaelic.[2]
It is also the area and name of a community council, which meets generally in Drummore and occasionally in Port Logan.
Kirkmaiden is a parish in the Rhins of Galloway, the most southerly in Scotland; the present Church of Scotland parish has the same name as and is approximately...
Galloway in Dumfries and Galloway: it has two satellite clachans, called Kirkmaiden and Damnaglaur. The village lies where the Kildonan Burn runs out to the...
inferred from the name Kirkmaiden in Wigtownshire, but who is also associated with Angus and Aberdeenshire. There is a Kirkmaiden both in the Rinns of Galloway...
Port Logan, formerly Port Nessock, is a small village in the parish of Kirkmaiden in the Rhins of Galloway in Wigtownshire. The Gaelic name is Port Neasaig...
county of Wigtownshire, Scotland. A ruined church near Monreith is called "Kirkmaiden-in-Fernis" and was dedicated to St Medan. The chancel was rebuilt as a...
located near Whithorn and includes the village of Monreith, the area called Kirkmaiden and two mansions, namely Glasserton Park and Physgill, together with Woodfall...
Logan Castle: In 1295 the McDouall family were granted lands in the Kirkmaiden Wigtownshire area by King John Balliol son of their half-sister, Dervorgilla...
chieftains lived in hill-forts, like that of Dunman, "fort of gables", Kirkmaiden, 400 feet (120 metres) above sea level; some in drystone brochs, like...
Tyne, Sunderland and Carlisle. Nearby settlements include Drummore and Kirkmaiden to the near north. Around 18 miles (29 km) away is Stranraer and the ferry...
near Isle of Whithorn Monreith Stack The Black Slab, Crammag Head, near Kirkmaiden Witch Rock, Portpatrick, first ascended in 1899 Juniper Rock, northwest...
Royal Navy. Thurot was buried with full honours in the churchyard of Kirkmaiden, at the expense of the local lord, Sir William Maxwell, who also served...
seems to have taken possession of the see. In 1580 he became minister of Kirkmaiden. Although Watt says he "died before 12 May 1587" Scott says he returned...
Ayr, to James Makittrick and his wife, the daughter of Robert Adair of Kirkmaiden, Mull of Galloway. Adair adopted his mother's maiden name in 1783. Sources...
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