Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilblean, settlement Meldrum
Grid reference
NJ 834 283 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
383400 828300
Latitude
57.345115365937815
Longitude
-2.2758460493417747
Altitude (metres)
125
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Little Kilblean, Meldrum (0.22 miles)
Kilblean, ~eccles. Meldrum (0.31 miles)
Ladyleys, settlement, Meldrum (0.66 miles)
St Matthew's Church, Meldrum (1.45 miles)
Auchnieve, settlement Tarves (1.49 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It is at the eastern edge of the parish of Meldrum, 330 m from the parish boundary. Watson sees the name as a dedication to St Blane (1926, 165, 273). There is no archaeological evidence at or near the site to suggest the presence of an ecclesiastical object.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilblean, ~eccles. Meldrum
Adjacent Little Kilblean, Meldrum
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilblean
Head name
Kilblean
Place
Kilblean, settlement Meldrum
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKelblen' Head nameKilblean PlaceKilblean, settlement Meldrum Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., i, no. 227 Date of citation1251 x 1251 |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Historic formKylbleyn Head nameKilblean PlaceKilblean, settlement Meldrum Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceArb. Lib., ii no. 123 Date of citation1456 x 1470 Feature named in sourcetown of |
Source code
Arb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
1 & 2
Year
1848-56
Historic formKilblene Head nameKilblean PlaceKilblean, settlement Meldrum Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 1444 Date of citation1535 x 1535 Feature named in sourceterras de Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Kylblein 1588, Spalding Misc.
Historic formKylblein Head nameKilblean PlaceKilblean, settlement Meldrum Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSpalding Misc., ii, 59 Date of citation1588 x 1588 |
Source code
Spalding Misc.
Source title
Miscellany of the Spalding Club.
Year
1841-52
Kilblean 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilblean Head nameKilblean PlaceKilblean, settlement Meldrum 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.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kilblean, Kilblean, ~eccles. Meldrum
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