Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Town of Dalry, Dalry KCB
Grid reference
NX 618 811 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
261800 581100
Latitude
55.10496024103221
Longitude
-4.166483006031301
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
St John the Baptist's Church, Dalry KCB (0 miles)
Dalry, parish KCB (0 miles)
St John's Chair, Dalry KCB (0.45 miles)
Kells, parish (1.94 miles)
Barfadden, hill, Dalry (2.37 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR is for the Church of St John the Baptist, which gives the town its name.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dalry, parish KCB
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?St John's Clachan
Head name
St John's Clachan
Place
St John's Town of Dalry, Dalry KCB
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St. Johns Clachan 1684, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formSt. Johns Clachan Head nameSt John's Clachan PlaceSt John's Town of Dalry, Dalry KCB Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 61 Date of citation1684 x 1684 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
St John's Clauchan 1794, OSA
Historic formSt John's Clauchan Head nameSt John's Clachan PlaceSt John's Town of Dalry, Dalry KCB Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, xiii, 46 Date of citation1794 x 1794 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Baptist (certain)
St John's Town of Dalry
Head name
St John's Town of Dalry
Place
St John's Town of Dalry, Dalry KCB
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
St John's Town of Dalry 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John's Town of Dalry Head nameSt John's Town of Dalry PlaceSt John's Town of Dalry, Dalry KCB 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.
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Baptist (certain)
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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