Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilblean, ~eccles. Meldrum
Grid reference
NJ 830 280 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
383000 828000
Latitude
57.342405515831786
Longitude
-2.282472159093809
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Little Kilblean, Meldrum (0.12 miles)
Kilblean, settlement Meldrum (0.31 miles)
Ladyleys, settlement, Meldrum (0.71 miles)
St Matthew's Church, Meldrum (1.18 miles)
St Nathalan's Well, Meldrum (1.39 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The existence of a church or chapel of this name is inferred from the settlement-name Kilblean.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilblean, settlement Meldrum
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilblean
Head name
Kilblean
Place
Kilblean, ~eccles. Meldrum
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Possible
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
Saints in this place-name
Bláán (ns) (maybe)
Bláán of Bute (maybe)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kilblean, Kilblean, settlement Meldrum
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
