Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkblane, settlement Caerlaverock
Grid reference
NY 023 695 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
302300 569500
Latitude
55.010380718832145
Longitude
-3.5279175381328356
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Caerlaverock, parish aka Kirkblane DMF (0.06 miles)
Kirkblane/Kilblain, ~eccles. Caerlaverock (0.06 miles)
North Kirkblain, settlement Caerlaverock (0.57 miles)
St Lawrence's Chapel, Dumfries (1.23 miles)
St Columba's Chapel, Caerlaverock (2.03 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Farm marked on OS Digimap 'Street View'. Smaller scale maps show this as Kirkblane Farm. OS 6 inch shows this site as South Kirkblane, while North Kirkblane on the same map is shown on OS Digimap as Baillieknowe.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Kirkblane
Head name
Kirkblane
Place
Kirkblane, settlement Caerlaverock
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Kirkblane, Kirkblane/Kilblain, ~eccles. Caerlaverock
South Kirkblain
Head name
South Kirkblain
Place
Kirkblane, settlement Caerlaverock
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
South Kirkblain 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSouth Kirkblain Head nameSouth Kirkblain PlaceKirkblane, settlement Caerlaverock 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 Kirkblane, Kirkblane/Kilblain, ~eccles. Caerlaverock
Place-name data
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Satellite map with labels:
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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
