Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Drumabrennan, settlement, Kirkcowan
Grid reference
NX 293 670 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
229300 567000
Latitude
54.96825997059237
Longitude
-4.666980985285026
Altitude (metres)
100
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Kilquockadale, ~eccles., Kirkcowan (0.19 miles)
Kilquockadale, settlement, Kirkcowan (2.03 miles)
Bardonachie, hill, Kirkcowan (3.12 miles)
Kirkcowan, settlement, Kirkcowan (4.61 miles)
Kirkcowan, eccles., Kirkcowan (4.61 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirkcowan, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Drumabrennan
Head name
Drumabrennan
Place
Drumabrennan, settlement, Kirkcowan
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
Drumabrennan 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formDrumabrennan Head nameDrumabrennan PlaceDrumabrennan, settlement, Kirkcowan 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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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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