Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilfillan, ~eccles. Glenluce
Grid reference
NX 200 540 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
220000 554000
Latitude
54.84829360383277
Longitude
-4.803964273655459
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Kilfillan, settlement, Glenluce (0.45 miles)
Ladycroft, settlement, Kirkmaiden (Rinns) (0.88 miles)
Lady Well, Glenluce (1 miles)
Kirkchrist, ~eccles, Glenluce (1 miles)
St Helena Island, Glenluce (1.28 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of this place is inferred from the settlement-name Kilfillan.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilfillan, settlement, Glenluce
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilfillan
Head name
Kilfillan
Place
Kilfillan, ~eccles. Glenluce
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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
Yes
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kilfillan, Kilfillan, settlement, Glenluce
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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Satellite map with labels:
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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
