Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Bothkennar, ~eccles. BKX now Grangemouth
Grid reference
NS 900 830 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
290000 683000
Latitude
56.027305289314704
Longitude
-3.765250595634014
County
Stirlingshire
Nearby places
Bothkennar, settlement BKX, Grangemouth (0 miles)
Bothkennar, former parish, Grangemouth (0.31 miles)
Lady's Mill, Falkirk (1.78 miles)
Falkirk, parish (2.03 miles)
Falkirk, ~eccles, Falkirk (2.03 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of a church of this name depends on the hypothesis that G both 'church' is the generic element of the parish name, while the specific or second element is a saint's name.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Bothkennar, former parish, Grangemouth
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Bothkennar
Head name
Bothkennar
Place
Bothkennar, ~eccles. BKX now Grangemouth
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Cainner, Kennera (ns) (probable)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Bothkennar, Bothkennar, settlement BKX, Grangemouth
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
