Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkconnel, settlement, Tynron
Grid reference
NX 763 944 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
276300 594400
Latitude
55.22824714813815
Longitude
-3.945137545558562
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Connel's Well, Tynron (0.67 miles)
St Connel's Chapel, aka Kirkconnel, Tynron (0.72 miles)
Kirkconnel Burn, Tynron (1.05 miles)
Knockausten, settlement, Glencairn (2.08 miles)
Lady's Knowe, Tynron (2.33 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
A settlement on the north side of the Kirkconnel Burn, which flows close to St Connel's Chapel further upstream.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tynron, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkconnel
Head name
Kirkconnel
Place
Kirkconnel, settlement, Tynron
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
Kirkconnnel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKirkconnnel Head nameKirkconnel PlaceKirkconnel, settlement, Tynron 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
Derives from Kirkconnel, St Connel's Chapel, aka Kirkconnel, Tynron