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Dalpeddar, settlement, Sanquhar
Grid reference
NS 816 073 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
281600 607300
Latitude
55.34541501478684
Longitude
-3.8672803174004438
Altitude (metres)
118
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Dalpedder Cottage, former settlement, Sanquhar (0.9 miles)
Kirkbride Hill, Dursideer (2.31 miles)
Kirk Bride, eccles, Kirkbride, Durisdeer (2.58 miles)
Kirkbride, former parish, Durisdeer (2.58 miles)
Kirkbride, eccles. Kirkbride, Durrisdeer (2.58 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Dalpeddar farm sits in the broad haugh of the R Nith which is undoubtedly the eponymous dàl. A number of linked names include Dalpedder Hill (NS836070), Low Dalpedder (NS827066). There is a "Chapel Yard" next to this settlement. NMRS (Canmore ID 46326) notes that there was a tower to which a chapel seems to have been attached. At Chapel Yard (recorded by OS Name Book 1856) coffin handles are said to have been found during ploughing. No surface indications of a chapel survive.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Sanquhar, parish DMF
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Dalpeddar
Head name
Dalpeddar
Place
Dalpeddar, settlement, Sanquhar
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
Historic formDalpeddir Head nameDalpeddar PlaceDalpeddar, settlement, Sanquhar Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 703 Date of citation1528 x 1528 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Dalpeddyre 1654, Blaeu
Historic formDalpeddyre Head nameDalpeddar PlaceDalpeddar, settlement, Sanquhar Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Nithsdale Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Dalpedder 1856, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formDalpedder Head nameDalpeddar PlaceDalpeddar, settlement, Sanquhar Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1856 x 1856 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
Peter (ns) (probable)
Peter, apostle (probable)
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