Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilblane, settlement, Kirkmahoe
Grid reference
NX 987 818 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
298700 581800
Latitude
55.1201602146344
Longitude
-3.5885653109379287
Altitude (metres)
20
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Kilblane, eccles. St Blane's Ch. Kirkmahoe (0.06 miles)
Kirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe (0.83 miles)
Kirkmahoe, parish (0.83 miles)
Tinwald, parish (0.94 miles)
Holywood, parish, aka Dercongal (2.46 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirkmahoe, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilblane
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Kilblane
Place
Kilblane, settlement, 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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Kilblane 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilblane This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKilblane PlaceKilblane, settlement, 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.