Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kilpallet, settlement Whittingehame
Grid reference
NT 629 605 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
362900 660500
Latitude
55.836326725234784
Longitude
-2.592418388356543
Altitude (metres)
350
County
East Lothian
Nearby places
St Mungo's Well, Whittingehame (2.01 miles)
Cranshaws, parish (3.41 miles)
Johnscleuch, settlement, Whittingehame (3.67 miles)
Lady's Well, Longformacus (4.08 miles)
Longformacus, parish (4.52 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It stands near the Kilpallet Burn, and west of it are Kilpallet Heights, Kilpallet Rig.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Whittingehame, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kilpallet
Head name
Kilpallet
Place
Kilpallet, settlement Whittingehame
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Killpollett 1654, Blaeu
Historic formKillpollett Head nameKilpallet PlaceKilpallet, settlement Whittingehame Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Mercia vulgo Berwickshire Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Historic formKilpallet Head nameKilpallet PlaceKilpallet, settlement Whittingehame Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol. 2 p346 Date of citation1792 x 1792 Feature named in sourcefarm |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Kilpallet 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formKilpallet Head nameKilpallet PlaceKilpallet, settlement Whittingehame Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
