Coordinates: 55°06′N 3°36′W / 55.1°N 3.6°W
Kirkmahoe is a ceevil pairish in the historical coonty o Dumfriesshire in Dumfries an Gallowa, Scotland. The pairish conteens the smaw veelages o Kirktoun, whaur the pairish kirk is locatit, Dalswintoun, an Duncow. It is boondit bi the pairishes o Dumfries til the sooth, Halywuid an Dunscore til the wast, an Kirkmichael an Tynwald til the east.[1]
The name Kirkmahoe commemorates Saunt Kentigern (kent as Saunt Mungo an aw), the patron saunt o Glesga.[2] The name Mo Choe is the Scots Gaelic equvalent o Mungo, the Cumbric diminutive form o Kentigern.[3]
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