Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Connel's Chapel, aka Kirkconnel, Tynron
Grid reference
NX 753 950 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
275300 595000
Latitude
55.233384538663884
Longitude
-3.9611171426201173
Altitude (metres)
275
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Connel's Well, Tynron (0.06 miles)
Kirkconnel, settlement, Tynron (0.72 miles)
Kirkconnel Burn, Tynron (1.73 miles)
Knockausten, settlement, Glencairn (2.62 miles)
Lady's Knowe, Tynron (3.05 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
See NMRS for a description of the site, and of 'the outline of a rectangular building' and reports of excavation.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Tynron, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Kirkconnel
Head name
Kirkconnel
Place
St Connel's Chapel, aka Kirkconnel, Tynron
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Probable
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
Saints in this place-name
Conall, Conual, Conval, Cynfal (ns) (certain)
Conall m. Áeda of Cluain Dalláin (maybe)
Conall m. Maine Choíl of Inis Caol (maybe)
Conval of Eastwood (maybe)
Conval of Inchinnan (maybe)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Kirkconnel, Kirkconnel, settlement, Tynron
Name is part of Kirkconnell Burn, Kirkconnel Burn, Tynron
St Connel's Chapel
Head name
St Connel's Chapel
Place
St Connel's Chapel, aka Kirkconnel, Tynron
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
St Connel's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Connel's Chapel Head nameSt Connel's Chapel PlaceSt Connel's Chapel, aka Kirkconnel, Tynron 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.
Saints in this place-name
Conall, Conual, Conval, Cynfal (ns) (certain)
Conall m. Áeda of Cluain Dalláin (maybe)
Conall m. Maine Choíl of Inis Caol (maybe)
Conval of Eastwood (maybe)
Conval of Inchinnan (maybe)
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