Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Knockburnie, settlement, New Cumnock
Grid reference
NS 561 105 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
256100 610500
Latitude
55.367347088339045
Longitude
-4.27076273292613
Altitude (metres)
240
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Dalleagles, settlement, New Cumnock (0.68 miles)
St Bride's Bank, New Cumnock (2.59 miles)
Connelburn, settlement, New Cumnock (3.16 miles)
Connel Park, settlement, New Cumnock (3.35 miles)
Little Dalhanna, settlement, New Cumnock (3.42 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A settlement on the Knockburnie Burn, not clear where eponymous cnoc was.
Relationships with other parishes
Within New Cumnock, modern parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Knockburnie
Head name
Knockburnie
Place
Knockburnie, 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
Knockburnie 1857, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKnockburnie Head nameKnockburnie PlaceKnockburnie, 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.
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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