Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilwhannel, ~eccles. Ballantrae
Grid reference
NX 110 810 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
211000 581000
Latitude
55.087311653819
Longitude
-4.961751946428948
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Kilwhannel, settlement, Ballantrae (0.06 miles)
Lady Knowe, Ballantrae (0.73 miles)
Kilphin, settlement, Ballantrae (0.88 miles)
Balkissock, settlement, Ballantrae (1.76 miles)
St Cuthbert's Church, Ballantrae (1.78 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of an ecclesiastical object of this name in Ballantrae is inferred from the name Kilwhannel, now the name of a settlement. Watson (1926, 189) thought the name 'may commemorate St Connel'.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilwhannel
Head name
Kilwhannel
Place
Kilwhannel, ~eccles. Ballantrae
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
Yes
Saints in this place-name
Conall, Conual, Conval, Cynfal (ns) (probable)
Conall m. Áeda of Cluain Dalláin (maybe)
Conall m. Maine Choíl of Inis Caol (maybe)
Conval of Eastwood (maybe)
Conval of Inchinnan (maybe)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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