Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilfillan Hill, Sorbie
Grid reference
NX 465 466 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
246500 546600
Latitude
54.79067074029349
Longitude
-4.387667340575575
Altitude (metres)
41
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
St Fillan's Church, Kilfillan SFX, Sorbie (0.25 miles)
Sorbie St Fillan, Sorbie WIG (0.25 miles)
Kilfillan Burn, Sorbie (0.69 miles)
St John's Croft, settlement, Sorbie (1.04 miles)
Kirkmadrine, former parish, Sorbie (1.17 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The hill rises to the west from Kilfillan, St Fillan's Church, Sorbie.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Sorbie St Fillan, Sorbie WIG (formerly)
Within Sorbie, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilfillan Burn, Sorbie
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilfillan Hill
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Kilfillan Hill
Place
Kilfillan Hill, Sorbie
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
Kilfillan Hill 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilfillan Hill This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameKilfillan Hill PlaceKilfillan Hill, Sorbie 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.
Relationships with other place names
Name contains Kilfillan, St Fillan's Church, Kilfillan SFX, Sorbie
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
