Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilcush, settlement Dalry
Grid reference
NS 297 482 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
229700 648200
Latitude
55.697317560670555
Longitude
-4.710068185879821
Altitude (metres)
30
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Dalry, parish AYR (1.06 miles)
Cockenzie, settlement Dalry (1.34 miles)
Carwinning Hill, Dalry AYR (2.94 miles)
Ladyside Hill, Dalry (3 miles)
Kilwinning, parish (3.13 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Notes
260 metres from the parish boundary, on the east side of the River Garnock, close to where a track/road fords the river (OS 6 inch 1st edn).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dalry, parish AYR
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilcush
Head name
Kilcush
Place
Kilcush, settlement Dalry
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKilkuish Head nameKilcush PlaceKilcush, settlement Dalry 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
Kilcush 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilcush Head nameKilcush PlaceKilcush, settlement Dalry 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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