Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilbirnie Loch, Kilbirnie
Grid reference
NS 328 542 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
232800 654200
Latitude
55.752254412191334
Longitude
-4.664464025698303
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Kilbirnie, settlement Kilbirnie (0.84 miles)
Kilbirnie, ~eccles. Kilbirnie (0.89 miles)
Kilbirnie, parish AYR (0.94 miles)
Beith, parish (1.25 miles)
Lady Burn, Kilbirnie (2.19 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kilbirnie, parish AYR
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilbirnie, ~eccles. Kilbirnie
Adjacent Kilbirnie, settlement Kilbirnie
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilbirnie Loch
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Kilbirnie Loch
Place
Kilbirnie Loch, Kilbirnie
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
Loch Kilburnin 1630, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formLoch Kilburnin This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKilbirnie Loch PlaceKilbirnie Loch, Kilbirnie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 591 Date of citation1630 x 1630 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Loch of Kilbyrne 1654, Blaeu
Historic formLoch of Kilbyrne This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKilbirnie Loch PlaceKilbirnie Loch, Kilbirnie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Cunninghame Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Kilbirnie Loch 1793, OSA
Historic formKilbirnie Loch This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKilbirnie Loch PlaceKilbirnie Loch, Kilbirnie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 8 p326 Date of citation1793 x 1793 Feature named in sourceloch |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Kilbirnie Loch 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilbirnie Loch This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKilbirnie Loch PlaceKilbirnie Loch, Kilbirnie 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
Name contains Kilbirnie, Kilbirnie, ~eccles. Kilbirnie
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
