| Kirkurd | |
|---|---|
  Kirkurd Location within the Scottish Borders | |
| Population | 218 |
| OS grid reference | NT127442 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | West Linton |
| Postcode district | EH46 |
| Dialling code | 01721 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Kirkurd is a parish in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders situated 3 miles south-east of Dolphinton and 6 miles north-east of Broughton. Tarth Water, a tributary of Lyne Water (itself a tributary of the River Tweed) forms the northern boundary, with the parishes of Linton and Newlands on the north bank. The parish of Stobo lies to the east and south, the parish of Broughton, Glenholm and Kilbucho to the south, Skirling and Dolphinton (Lanarkshire) to the east.[1]
The parish lies in the Southern Uplands. It is lowest, at 680 ft, where Tarth Water leaves the parish in the east and the land rises to the south reaching 1,872 ft at the Broughton Heights at the southern boundary. Much of the land is around 700 ft above sea level.[1][2]
The name signifies the Kirk of a place called Urd or Orde, but the origin of this place name is uncertain.[2] The name "Urd" also appears in the place names Netherurd, Lochurd and Ladyurd within the parish and may mean quarter.[3] Netherurd lies in the west of the parish, Lochurd south of Netherurd, Kirkurd near the centre and Ladyurd in the east.[4]
The parish also contains the settlements of Kirkdean and West Mains, near the present site of Kirkurd church.[4]
- ^ a b Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, by Francis Groome, 2nd edition 1896; article on Kirkurd
- ^ a b Statistical Account of Scotland, Vol III Roxburgh, Peebles, Selkirk, publ.William Blackwood, 1845; article on Kirkurd (Peeblesshire section)
- ^ Third Statistical Account of Scotland: Peebles and Selkirk, Ed. James Boyd Prentice Bulloch, John Munro Urquhart; article on Kirkurd
- ^ a b Ordnance Survey one inch to one mile Sheet 62 - Edinburgh; Publication date 1960