Aykcrist
Early-attested site in the Parish of Culgaith
Historical Forms
- Aykcrist 1375 IpmR
Etymology
The solitary form strongly suggests an inversion compound, 'Christ's oak.' Cressage (Sa) is an exact parallel. For a form of this kind in this county cf. Aspatria infra 261 and cf. also Christkeld 1619ExchKR , an alternative name for Skirsgill infra 189.