Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Connelbush, Sanquhar
Grid reference
NS 759 105 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
275900 610500
Latitude
55.372749626217065
Longitude
-3.958536306426565
Altitude (metres)
180
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
St Bride's Church, Sanquhar DMF (1.26 miles)
Sanquhar, parish DMF (1.26 miles)
Kirkconnel Parish Church, (modern) KCL (2.22 miles)
Kirkconnel, settlement, Kirkconnel KCL (2.22 miles)
Kirkconnel, parish KCL (3.57 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This settlement lies in a corner of Sanquhar parish abutting Kirkconnel, making the possibility of the element Connel(l) in it being a saint the more probable. NGR is now Connelbush, though at time of OS 6" 1st edn this was called Low Connelbush. At the time of that edition, and until mid 20th century, there was also a farm called Little Connelbush at NS752107, but this seems to have been ephemeral (not there before 1850s, gone by 1950s).
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Connelbush
Head name
Connelbush
Place
Connelbush, Sanquhar
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
Connell Bush 1752, Roy
Historic formConnell Bush Head nameConnelbush PlaceConnelbush, Sanquhar Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRoy Date of citation1752 x 1755 Notes on the context of this place-nameDate for Scotland north of a line from Glasgow to Edinburgh - survey done 1749-52; presented to the king in 1755. For more details see The Early Maps of Scotland 1, 108-9. Note the existence of protracted and fair copies for parts of Scotland. See also full discussion in Whittington, G., 1986i, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part One), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (1), 18-28; and: Whittington, G., 1986ii, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part Two), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (2), 66-73. |
Source code
Roy
Source title
Military Map of Scotland
Editors
General Roy
Year
1749- 1755
Notes
Date for Scotland north of a line from Glasgow to Edinburgh - survey done 1749-52; presented to the king in 1755. For more details see The Early Maps of Scotland 1, 108-9. Note the existence of protracted and fair copies for parts of Scotland. See also full discussion in Whittington, G., 1986i, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part One), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (1), 18-28; and: Whittington, G., 1986ii, 'The Roy Map: The Protracted and Fair Copies' (Part Two), Scottish Geographical Magazine vol.102 (2), 66-73.
Connell Bush 1804
Historic formConnell Bush Head nameConnelbush PlaceConnelbush, Sanquhar Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1804 x 1804 |
Connell Bush 1804
Historic formConnell Bush Head nameConnelbush PlaceConnelbush, Sanquhar Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1804 x 1804 |
Author
Taylor, Simon
Source title
Iona Abbots in Scottish Place-Names
Editors
Dauvit Broun and Thomas Owen Clancy
Pages
35-70
Volume
Spes Scotorum, Hope of Scots:
Year
1999
Connell Bush 1804
Historic formConnell Bush Head nameConnelbush PlaceConnelbush, Sanquhar Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain Date of citation1804 x 1804 |
Connelbush 1937, OS 1:25,000 First Series
Historic formConnelbush Head nameConnelbush PlaceConnelbush, Sanquhar Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 1:25,000 First Series Date of citation1937 x 1961 Notes on the context of this place-nameNote that there are later reprints of this series. |
Source code
OS 1:25,000 First Series
Source title
Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 First Series
Year
1956
Notes
Note that there are later reprints of this series.
Saints in this place-name
Conall, Conual, Conval, Cynfal (ns) (maybe) It is not certain that this is a hagiotoponym
Conall m. Áeda of Cluain Dalláin (maybe)
Conval of Eastwood (maybe)
Conval of Inchinnan (maybe)
Low Connelbush
Head name
Low Connelbush
Place
Connelbush, Sanquhar
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
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
Low Connelbush 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLow Connelbush Head nameLow Connelbush PlaceConnelbush, Sanquhar 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.
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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