Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Loch Connell, Kirkcolm
Grid reference
NX 016 682 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
201600 568200
Latitude
54.968776542331476
Longitude
-5.09993379648968
Altitude (metres)
45
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Kirminnoch, settlement, Kirkcolm (0.59 miles)
Cairn Connell, Kirkcolm (0.83 miles)
St Columba's Well, Kirkcolm (0.94 miles)
Kirkcolm, eccles, Kirkcolm (0.94 miles)
Kirkcolm, parish (0.94 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirkcolm, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Cairn Connell, Kirkcolm
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Loch Connell
Head name
Loch Connell
Place
Loch Connell, Kirkcolm
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
Historic formL. Konel Head nameLoch Connell PlaceLoch Connell, Kirkcolm Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Galloway Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Loch Connell 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLoch Connell Head nameLoch Connell PlaceLoch Connell, Kirkcolm 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.
Saints in this place-name
Conall, Conual, Conval, Cynfal (ns) (maybe)
Conall m. Áeda of Cluain Dalláin (maybe)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Cairn Connell, Cairn Connell, Kirkcolm
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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