Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Barfillan, settlement Houston
Grid reference
NS 392 680 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
239200 668000
Latitude
55.8783047698671
Longitude
-4.570750872205951
Altitude (metres)
75
County
Renfrewshire
Nearby places
St Fillan's Well, Houston (0.75 miles)
St Fillan's Seat, Houston (0.79 miles)
Killellan, former parish, in Houston RNF (0.83 miles)
Killallan, settlement Houston (0.83 miles)
St Fillan's Church, Killellan, Houston (0.83 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR given is for Barfillan, settlement, on modern OS map. This is East Barfillan on OS 6 inch map. It gives its name also to Barfillan Wood and Barfillan Cottage (OS Digimap = OS 6 inch Little Barfillan, NS 384681). Barfillan lies on the road from St Fillan's Church, Houston (1.25 km to the NW) to Houston (2 km to the SE).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Houston, parish
Within Killellan, former parish, in Houston RNF (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Barfillan
Head name
Barfillan
Place
Barfillan, settlement Houston
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 formBarfillen Head nameBarfillan PlaceBarfillan, settlement Houston Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePont MS, Renfrew 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 formBarfillen Head nameBarfillan PlaceBarfillan, settlement Houston Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Renfrewshire Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Saints in this place-name
Fáelán, Fillan (ns) (certain)
Fillan of Strathfillan (maybe)
East Barfillan
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
East Barfillan
Place
Barfillan, settlement Houston
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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
East Barfillan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formEast Barfillan This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameEast Barfillan PlaceBarfillan, settlement Houston 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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