Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Closeburn, settlement, Closeburn
Grid reference
NX 908 920 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
290800 592000
Latitude
55.21010883183605
Longitude
-3.716323866796845
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Closeburn, parish (0.36 miles)
Killosbern, eccles., Closeburn (0.36 miles)
Kirkpatrick, settlement, Closeburn (0.93 miles)
St Patrick's Chapel, Kilpatrick Closeburn (1.02 miles)
St Ninian's Well, Dalgarnock, Closeburn (2.22 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR given is for Closeburn Castle. Closeburn village lies a short distance to the west.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Closeburn, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Closeburn
Head name
Closeburn
Place
Closeburn, settlement, Closeburn
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
Killosebern 1281, Kel. Lib.
Historic formKillosebern Head nameCloseburn PlaceCloseburn, settlement, Closeburn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceKel. Lib., p276 no. 343 Date of citation1281 x 1281 |
Source code
Kel. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Calchou
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
2
Year
1846
Killosbarne 1370, Melrose Liber
Historic formKillosbarne Head nameCloseburn PlaceCloseburn, settlement, Closeburn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceMelrose Liber, no. 485 Date of citation1370 x 1390 |
Source code
Melrose Liber
Source title
Liber Sancte Marie de Melros
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1837
Kyllosbarne 1409, RMS
Historic formKyllosbarne Head nameCloseburn PlaceCloseburn, settlement, Closeburn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, i no. 919 Date of citation1409 x 1409 Feature named in sourcebarony 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
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