Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilbuiack, settlement, Alves
Grid reference
NJ 096 603 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
309600 860300
Latitude
57.62383166247374
Longitude
-3.513755487137472
Altitude (metres)
40
County
Morayshire
Nearby places
Easter Lawrenceton, Rafford (1.45 miles)
Wester Lawrenceton, Forres (1.84 miles)
St Mary's Abbey, Kinloss (2.06 miles)
Kinloss, modern parish (2.28 miles)
Mary Kirk, eccles. Alves (2.85 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Alves, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilbuiack
Head name
Kilbuiack
Place
Kilbuiack, settlement, Alves
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKelbuthac Head nameKilbuiack PlaceKilbuiack, settlement, Alves Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 159 Date of citation1173 x 1177 Feature named in sourcewood of |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Historic formKilbuyack Head nameKilbuiack PlaceKilbuiack, settlement, Alves Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePont MS, no. 8: Moray and Nairn Date of citation1583 x 1596 Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web. |
Source code
Pont MS
Author
Timothy Pont
Source title
Pont Manuscript
Year
1590x1610
Notes
Also printed in Stone 1989. Originals held by NLS; these have all been digitised and can be consulted in the NLS Map Library; also on the web.
Historic formKilbuyak Head nameKilbuiack PlaceKilbuiack, settlement, Alves Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Northern Scotland Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Killbuyack 1726, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formKillbuyack Head nameKilbuiack PlaceKilbuiack, settlement, Alves Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, 238 Date of citation1726 x 1726 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. I
Author
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
1 of 3
Year
1906
Kilbuiack 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilbuiack Head nameKilbuiack PlaceKilbuiack, settlement, Alves Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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