Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Bonhill, ~eccles., Bonhill
Grid reference
NS 394 796 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
239400 679600
Latitude
55.98250236039117
Longitude
-4.574456473477024
County
Dunbartonshire
Nearby places
Bonhill, parish (0 miles)
Ladyton, settlement, Bonhill (0.36 miles)
Kilmalid, settlement Dumbarton (1.43 miles)
Kirkmichael, settlement, Dumbarton (1.63 miles)
Kirkmichael, ~eccles., Dumbarton (1.63 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR is for the modern kirk. There was a medieval kirk of Bonhill, but its location cannot be identified. Its site may be that of the modern kirk.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Bonhill
Head name
Bonhill
Place
Bonhill, ~eccles., Bonhill
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
Saints in this place-name
Lolan (ns) (probable)
Lolan of Kincardine (maybe)
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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