Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Auchenblane, Kirkoswald
Grid reference
NS 260 079 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
226000 607900
Latitude
55.33426962957695
Longitude
-4.743573154847205
Altitude (metres)
145
County
Ayrshire
Nearby places
Blanefield, Kirkoswald (0.47 miles)
Southblane, settlement, Kirkoswald (0.62 miles)
Crossraguel, eccles. Kirkoswald (0.96 miles)
Dalchomie, settlement, Maybole (1.29 miles)
Kirkoswald, settlement, Kirkoswald (1.39 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Auchenblane abuts the settlement of Blanefield; both may be related to the lands of Suthblan(e), given along with lands at Crossraguel to Paisley Abbey before 1226. This may be for Suidhe Blááin--there is a low hill betweem Blanfield and Auchenblane which might represent this.
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Auchenblane
Head name
Auchenblane
Place
Auchenblane, Kirkoswald
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
Achinblain 1654, Blaeu
Historic formAchinblain Head nameAuchenblane PlaceAuchenblane, Kirkoswald Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Achinblain 1752, Roy
Historic formAchinblain Head nameAuchenblane PlaceAuchenblane, Kirkoswald 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.
Auchenblane 1857, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formAuchenblane Head nameAuchenblane PlaceAuchenblane, Kirkoswald 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
Bláán (ns) (maybe) Saints are unusual in place-names in achadh 'field', but this name seems to be related to that of Suthblane, mentioned in the earliest grant of land which later became Crossraguell Abbey. Blanefield and Auchenblane may thus be related to that earlier place-name, probably 'Bláán's Seat', cf. Suidhe Blááin in Bute.
Bláán of Bute (maybe) Saints are unusual in place-names in achadh 'field', but this name seems to be related to that of Suthblane, mentioned in the earliest grant of land which later became Crossraguell Abbey. Blanefield and Auchenblane may thus be related to that earlier place-name, probably 'Bláán's Seat', cf. Suidhe Blááin in Bute.
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