Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Knockbennan, hill, Kirkcolm
Grid reference
NW 989 668 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
198900 566800
Latitude
54.95513148218088
Longitude
-5.141069022253586
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Cairndonnan, settlement, Kirkcolm (0.47 miles)
Killiemacuddican, ~eccles., Kirkcolm (0.92 miles)
Killiemacuddican, settlement, Kirkcolm (0.95 miles)
Cairn Connell, Kirkcolm (1.31 miles)
Kirminnoch, settlement, Kirkcolm (1.31 miles)
Object Classification
Relief
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The hill is called Knockbennan Hill on OS maps, but the hill was presumably the original referent of the name Knockbennan.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirkcolm, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Knockbennan
Head name
Knockbennan
Place
Knockbennan, hill, Kirkcolm
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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
Yes
Knockbennan Hill 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKnockbennan Hill Head nameKnockbennan PlaceKnockbennan, hill, 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.
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
