Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Dalmakerran, settlement, Tynron
Grid reference
NX 798 925 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
279800 592500
Latitude
55.21204593224301
Longitude
-3.889326247117948
Altitude (metres)
155
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Lady's Knowe, Tynron (0.14 miles)
Tynron, parish (0.53 miles)
Glencairn, parish (1.47 miles)
Kirkconnel Burn, Tynron (1.58 miles)
Knockausten, settlement, Glencairn (2 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The specific element of this name is Máel Chiaráin, a personal name meaning 'devotee of Ciarán', but though the personal name reflects devotion to the saint in its origin, the place-name does not.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Dalmakerran
Head name
Dalmakerran
Place
Dalmakerran, settlement, 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?
Maybe
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Dalmacurane 1511, RMS
Historic formDalmacurane Head nameDalmakerran PlaceDalmakerran, settlement, Tynron Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 3594 Date of citation1511 x 1511 Feature named in sourcelands Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Dalmakerran 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formDalmakerran Head nameDalmakerran PlaceDalmakerran, settlement, 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
Ciarán (ns) (maybe)
Ciarán m. Beodáin of Clonmacnoise (maybe)
Ciarán m. Luaigne of Saigir (maybe)