Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Annan, parish
Grid reference
NY 192 666 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
319200 566600
Latitude
54.987355211265886
Longitude
-3.2628809624172677
Nearby places
Lady Well, Annan (0.19 miles)
St Columba's Church, Annan (0.39 miles)
St Marjory's Church, Dornock (2.39 miles)
Dornock, parish (2.39 miles)
Brydekirk, settlement, Brydekirk, Annan (2.46 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for supposed site of medieval kirk. The earliest dateable gravestone here is dated 1627 (NMRS, Canmore ID: 66537).
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Brydekirk, former parish, Annan
Relationships with other places
Contains Brydekirk, settlement, Brydekirk, Annan
Contains Lady Well, Annan
Contains St Bryde's Kirk, eccles. Bridekirk, Annan
Contains St Bryde's Well, Brydekirk, Annan
Contains St Columba's Church, Annan
Contains St Marjory's Cross, Dornock/Annan
Parish TLA
ANN
County
Dumfriesshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Annan
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Annan
Place
Annan, parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
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?
No
Historic formAnant This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameAnnan PlaceAnnan, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 450 Date of citation1204 x 1207 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain Associated person or bodyRobert de Bruce, lord of Annandale Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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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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