Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Cairntradlin, Kinellar
Grid reference
NJ 820 139 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
382000 813900
Latitude
57.21569589843257
Longitude
-2.2980625370995016
Altitude (metres)
115
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Kinellar, parish (0.32 miles)
Paulscroft, Dyce (0.92 miles)
St Giles's Chapel, Fintray (1.81 miles)
Breedie's Haugh, Fintray (2.11 miles)
Kintore, parish (2.25 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The steading is 510 m south of St Triduana's Church of Kinellar. Note the two standing stones in fields close to the steading, which may be part of a single monumental complex along with the stone circle in the kirkyard of St Triduana's kirk.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Cairntradlin
Head name
Cairntradlin
Place
Cairntradlin, Kinellar
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
Cartralezane 1478, RMS
Historic formCartralezane Head nameCairntradlin PlaceCairntradlin, Kinellar Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 1396 Date of citation1478 x 1478 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
Cartralezane 1478, RMS
Historic formCartralezane Head nameCairntradlin PlaceCairntradlin, Kinellar Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 1396 Date of citation1478 x 1478 Feature named in sourcelands of 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
Cairntradlin 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCairntradlin Head nameCairntradlin PlaceCairntradlin, Kinellar 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.
Saints in this place-name
Triduana, Tradwell, Trolla (ns) (certain)
Triduana (probable)
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