Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Connelburn, settlement, New Cumnock
Grid reference
NS 607 127 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
260700 612700
Latitude
55.388429381846805
Longitude
-4.199331102831724
Altitude (metres)
193
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Connel Park, settlement, New Cumnock (0.2 miles)
St Bride's Bank, New Cumnock (0.61 miles)
New Cumnock, modern parish (0.79 miles)
Little Dalhanna, settlement, New Cumnock (1.25 miles)
Dalleagles, settlement, New Cumnock (2.56 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This settlement, now Connelburn Bridge and subsumed in New Cumnock suburb of Connel Park, belongs to a cluster of names derived from name of the Connel Burn, which flows into the Nith at NS612138.
Relationships with other parishes
Within New Cumnock, modern parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Connelburn
Head name
Connelburn
Place
Connelburn, settlement, New Cumnock
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Connelburn 1857, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formConnelburn Head nameConnelburn PlaceConnelburn, settlement, New Cumnock Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1857 x 1857 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.
Connelburn Bridge
Head name
Connelburn Bridge
Place
Connelburn, settlement, New Cumnock
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
Connelburn Bridge 1895, OS 6 inch second edn.
Historic formConnelburn Bridge Head nameConnelburn Bridge PlaceConnelburn, settlement, New Cumnock Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch second edn. Date of citation1895 x 1895 |
Source code
OS 6 inch second edn.
Source title
OS 6 inch second edition
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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