Cemeteries · Scottish Lowlands
Kirkcolm Cemetery
Kirkcolm Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
Billy McCrorie — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stranraer · 8.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Kirkcolm Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 54.9733°, -5.0857°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
Kirkcolm is a village and civil parish on the northern tip of the Rhinns of Galloway peninsula, south-west Scotland. It is in Dumfries and Galloway, and is part of the former county of Wigtownshire. The parish is bounded on the north and west by the sea, on the east by the bay of Loch Ryan and on the south by Leswalt parish.
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Background
History
The name Kirkcolm is often said – even by local people – to mean the Church of St. Columba. However, the early spellings of the name as Kyrcum (1276), Kirkcum (1397) and Kirkcum (1525) cast doubt on that interpretation, as does the modern local pronunciation which is not Colm with a long 'o', but Cum with a short 'u'. The saint who is actually referred to by the name is mentioned by a papal letter of 1397 as 'St Cummin'. This is the name of more than one Gaelic saint of the early Middle Ages, but the most likely to be commemorated here is Cumméne Find, the seventh abbot of Iona who died in AD 669. The parish has a spring known as the Crosswell, or St. Columba's Well, but this designation…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9733, -5.0857
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG9 0NP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Nearest railway station
- Stranraer — 8.1 km
- Official site
- www.findagrave.com
Sources
- osm: w974290341 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Kirkcolm (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kirkcolm Cemetery?
- Kirkcolm Cemetery is in Scottish Lowlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9733°, -5.0857°. The nearest railway station is Stranraer, around 8.1 km away.
- Is Kirkcolm Cemetery free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Kirkcolm Cemetery is free.