Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Knockausten, settlement, Glencairn
Grid reference
NX 769 911 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
276900 591100
Latitude
55.19875725309529
Longitude
-3.9342704136986404
Altitude (metres)
135
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Kirkcudbright, ~eccles., Glencairn (0.87 miles)
Nether Kirkcudbright, Glencairn (0.87 miles)
Kirkcudbright, settlement, Glencairn (0.87 miles)
Upper Kirkcudbright, Glencairn (1.06 miles)
Lady's Knowe, Tynron (1.91 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Relationships with other parishes
Within Glencairn, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Knockausten
Head name
Knockausten
Place
Knockausten, 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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Knockausten 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKnockausten Head nameKnockausten PlaceKnockausten, settlement, Glencairn 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.
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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