Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Fillan's Church, Kilfillan SFX, Sorbie
Grid reference
NX 469 466 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
246900 546600
Latitude
54.79079295127822
Longitude
-4.381451390624223
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Sorbie St Fillan, Sorbie WIG (0 miles)
Kilfillan Hill, Sorbie (0.25 miles)
Kilfillan Burn, Sorbie (0.45 miles)
Kirkmadrine, former parish, Sorbie (1.06 miles)
Kirkmadrine, eccles., Kirkmadrine, Sorbie (1.06 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The church has left no trace. Its one-time name of Kilfillan is inferred from the survival of this name in OS Kilfillan Burn, Kilfillan Hill, Kilfillan Bridge.
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilfillan Burn, Sorbie
Names
3 head-names linked to this place ?Kilfillan
Head name
Kilfillan
Place
St Fillan's Church, Kilfillan SFX, Sorbie
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?
Yes
Ecclesiam Sancti Foylani 1196, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formEcclesiam Sancti Foylani Head nameKilfillan PlaceSt Fillan's Church, Kilfillan SFX, Sorbie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDryb. Lib., no. 76 Date of citation1196 x 1200 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyRoland, son of Uchtred Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
Relationships with other place names
Name is part of Kilfillan Burn, Kilfillan Burn, Sorbie
Name is part of Kilfillan Hill, Kilfillan Hill, Sorbie
Kirkfillan
Head name
Kirkfillan
Place
St Fillan's Church, Kilfillan SFX, Sorbie
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?
Yes
Kirkfolan 1220, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formKirkfolan Head nameKirkfillan PlaceSt Fillan's Church, Kilfillan SFX, Sorbie Certainty that this name applies to this placeProbable SourceDryb. Lib., p177 no. 237 Date of citation1220 approx x 1220 approx Feature named in sourcechurch Before nameSowrby |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
Kirkfolan 1282, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formKirkfolan Head nameKirkfillan PlaceSt Fillan's Church, Kilfillan SFX, Sorbie Certainty that this name applies to this placeProbable SourceDryb. Lib., p177 no. 238 Date of citation1282 x 1282 Feature named in sourcechurch Before nameSowrby |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
St Fillan's Church
Head name
St Fillan's Church
Place
St Fillan's Church, Kilfillan SFX, Sorbie
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
Saints in this place-name
Fáelán, Fillan (ns) (certain)
Fillan of Strathfillan (certain)
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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