Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Agneshill, settlement, Cummertrees
Grid reference
NY 144 664 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
314400 566400
Latitude
54.98475643858245
Longitude
-3.337821671799925
Altitude (metres)
15
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Cummertrees, parish (0.25 miles)
Ladyhall, settlement, Ruthwell (2.91 miles)
Ruthwell, parish (2.95 miles)
Ruthwell, well (2.95 miles)
Annan, parish (2.98 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The site is 400 metres east of Cummertrees parish kirk, and close to a (modern?) cemetery.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Cummertrees, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Agneshill
Head name
Agneshill
Place
Agneshill, settlement, Cummertrees
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Agneshill 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formAgneshill Head nameAgneshill PlaceAgneshill, settlement, Cummertrees 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.
hill, Sc, 'hill, upland grazing'
Saints in this place-name
Agnes (ns) (maybe)
Agnes, martyr of Rome (maybe)
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