Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Friarminnan, settlement, Kirkconnel KCL
Grid reference
NS 738 189 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
273800 618900
Latitude
55.44765628051597
Longitude
-3.9954559167950303
Altitude (metres)
348
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Lady Burn, Auchinleck (2.1 miles)
Kirkconnel, parish KCL (2.59 miles)
St Connel's Church, eccles, Kirkconnel KCL (2.59 miles)
St Conall's Well, Kirkconnel KCL (2.67 miles)
St Connell's Grave, Kirkconnel KCL (2.85 miles)
Object Classification
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This seems deserted farmstead; no RCAHMS note, but farmstead of historical significance to Covenanter movement, as place in life of Peden.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirkconnel, parish KCL
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Friarminnan
Head name
Friarminnan
Place
Friarminnan, settlement, Kirkconnel KCL
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Friarminnan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formFriarminnan Head nameFriarminnan PlaceFriarminnan, settlement, Kirkconnel KCL 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.
Place-name data
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