Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkbean, parish
Grid reference
NX 979 592 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
297900 559200
Latitude
54.91696439021582
Longitude
-3.593033098271125
Nearby places
Kirkbean, eccles. Kirkbean (0 miles)
Kirkbean, settlement, Kirkbean (0 miles)
Lady Well, ~well, Kirkbean (0.39 miles)
Ladywell, settlement, Kirkbean (0.45 miles)
Ladyland, settlement, Kirkbean (1.41 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other places
Contains Kirkbean, settlement, Kirkbean
Contains Lady Well, ~well, Kirkbean
Contains Lady Well, ~well, Kirkbean
Contains Ladyland, settlement, Kirkbean
Contains Ladywell, settlement, Kirkbean
Parish details
Kirkbean
Parish TLA
KBN
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Kilbene
Head name
Kilbene
Place
Kirkbean, parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Probable
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKilbene Head nameKilbene PlaceKirkbean, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeProbable SourceRSS, v no. 452 Date of citation1558 x 1558 |
Source code
RSS
Source title
Registrum Secreti Sigilli Regum Scotorum
Editors
M.Livingstone et al.
Year
1908-
Kirkbean
Head name
Kirkbean
Place
Kirkbean, 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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKyrkebene Head nameKirkbean PlaceKirkbean, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSHS Misc., v, 104 Date of citation1274 x 1274 |
Source code
SHS Misc.
Source title
The Miscellany of the Scottish History Society
Year
1893 -
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:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
