Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Dunblane, eccles, Dunblane & Lecropt
Grid reference
NN 781 014 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
278100 701400
Latitude
56.189664168722935
Longitude
-3.9645006111527987
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Dunblane, former parish, Dunblane & Lecropt (0 miles)
Dunblane, settlement, Dunblane & Lecropt (0.06 miles)
St Blane's House, Dunblane (0.14 miles)
St Mary's Church (episc.) Dunblane (0.22 miles)
Dunblane & Lecropt, parish (since 1900) (0.26 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This name appears to have referred originally to the church which was named for its position on the haugh (Pictish *dol) of the Allander Water, on whose eastern side it stands.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dunblane & Lecropt, parish (since 1900)
Within Dunblane, former parish, Dunblane & Lecropt (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Dunblane
Head name
Dunblane
Place
Dunblane, eccles, Dunblane & Lecropt
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?
No
Dulblaan 850, Anderson 1973
Historic formDulblaan Head nameDunblane PlaceDunblane, eccles, Dunblane & Lecropt Certainty that this name applies to this placeProbable SourceAnderson 1973, 250 Date of citation850 x 900 approx Notes on the context of this place-nameAnderson, M, 1973 Kings and Kingship in Early Scotland (Edinburgh) |
Anderson, M O, 1973 Kings and Kingship in Early Scotland (Edinburgh)
Saints in this place-name
Bláán (ns) (certain)
Bláán of Bute (certain)
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