Saints in Scottish Place-Names
Funded by a Leverhulme Trust Project Grant
Kilblane, eccles. St Blane's Ch. Kirkmahoe
Grid reference
NX 988 818 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
298800 581800
Latitude
55.12018064284331
Longitude
-3.586997803453744
Altitude (metres)
25
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Kilblane, settlement, Kirkmahoe (0.06 miles)
Tinwald, parish (0.88 miles)
Kirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe (0.89 miles)
Kirkmahoe, parish (0.89 miles)
Holywood, parish, aka Dercongal (2.51 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirkmahoe, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Killblane
Head name
Killblane
Place
Kilblane, eccles. St Blane's Ch. Kirkmahoe
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Killblane 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKillblane Head nameKillblane PlaceKilblane, eccles. St Blane's Ch. Kirkmahoe 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
Bláán (ns) (certain)
Bláán of Bute (certain)
St Blane's Church
Head name
St Blane's Church
Place
Kilblane, eccles. St Blane's Ch. Kirkmahoe
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
Saints in this place-name
Bláán (ns) (certain)
Bláán of Bute (certain)
