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Connel Burn, New Cumnock
Grid reference
NS 612 138 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
261200 613800
Altitude (metres)
184
County
Ayrshire
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
Yes
Notes
NGR is where the Connel Burn flows into the Nith. Note canalisation across mosses, so probably not original place of disboguing. It may be wondered whether originally the Connel Burn formed the boundary between Cumnock and Kirkconnel. It is generally stated that New Cumnock was carved out of Old Cumnock, but the topography, this burn name, and also the name of the settlemnt of Meikle Creoch (< G crioch, border?) at NS600139 might suggest otherwise. The burn has spawned a cluster of subsequent names, e.g., Connelburn (S), Connelburn Bridge, Connel park, and Connelburn Rig.
Relationships with other parishes
Within New Cumnock, modern parish
Within Old Cumnock, parish aka Cumnock (formerly)
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Connel Burn
Head name
Connel Burn
Place
Connel Burn, New Cumnock
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?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Connel Burn 1752, Roy
Historic formConnel Burn Head nameConnel Burn PlaceConnel Burn, New Cumnock Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRoy Date of citation1752 x 1755 Feature named in sourceburn 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.
Connel Burn 1857, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formConnel Burn Head nameConnel Burn PlaceConnel Burn, New Cumnock Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1857 x 1857 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.
Saints in this place-name
Conall, Conual, Conval, Cynfal (ns) (maybe)
Conval of Eastwood (maybe)
Conval of Inchinnan (maybe)
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