Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Auchenfedrick, settlement, Glencairn
Grid reference
NX 844 881 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
284400 588100
Latitude
55.17362122873439
Longitude
-3.815265236234766
Altitude (metres)
140
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Killbride, eccles, Keir (2.31 miles)
Kirkbride, settlement, Keir (2.31 miles)
Glencairn, parish (2.6 miles)
Penfillan, settlement, Keir (3.09 miles)
Keir, modern parish (3.24 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Glencairn, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Auchenfedrick
Head name
Auchenfedrick
Place
Auchenfedrick, settlement, Glencairn
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
Auchinfathrik 1505, RMS
Historic formAuchinfathrik Head nameAuchenfedrick PlaceAuchenfedrick, settlement, Glencairn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 2872 Date of citation1505 x 1505 Feature named in sourcelands 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
Saints in this place-name
Pátraic, Patrick (ns) (maybe)
Pátraic m. Calprainn of Ireland (maybe)
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